The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 26978
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A couple of Poles taken in by purchase deal | TRANSACTION |
| About ten monkeys playing with gas — from these? | oxygen masks |
| Cake aims to get awards | brownie points |
| Cheese fondue’s first for barman? | BRIEF |
| Citizen’s food sent up with woman’s | BURGHER |
| Court official, firm one belted by bishop? | CORONER |
| Cover one name of course | INSURE |
| Distributed vast incomes to defend right political ideology | CONSERVATISM |
| Express anger about constant cavity | VENTRICLE |
| Foreign articles extremely likely to be getting on | ELDERLY |
| Ingredient of healthy meals? | THYME |
| Jumper Mark has got hold of without assistance? | polo-neck |
| Light was at the front | LED |
| Long time taken up securing pit candidate | NOMINEE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Make box for holding tablet | CREATE |
| Operated by pressure, plug still not coming up | push-button |
| Part-time doctor and daughter keeping swine supplied with water | HYDRATED |
| Plant takes a short while to camouflage brick container | ASPHODEL |
| Spot one of three in Fiji | DOT |
| Staff in courses on reflection settled matter | SEDIMENT |
| Stubborn little chap drank bottles | self-willed |
| Studies state on board English ship | ESSAYS |
| This method briefly doing for a medic? | modus operandi |
| Waste carrier avoids small vessel | EWER |
| Wielding this could make you chesty | SCYTHE |
| Wood popular in gym | PINE |
| Works of obscure poetaster | OPERETTAS |
| Wow! Is sauce included in awful local dish? | cornish pasty |
The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1041
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Coward to cry in pain and alarm? Yes, initially | yellow-belly |
| Did some gardening? Then have a party! | HOEDOWN |
| Elevator not working, for start of mission? | lift-off |
| English poet’s uninteresting study | DRYDEN |
| Former lover of grasping lord, with a limp | old flame |
| French philosopher’s arrest arranged | SARTRE |
| Girl’s fabulous zeal overwhelming one | ELIZA |
| Handy American fuel supply | USEFUL |
| Hurried up, harshly told off, or simply told | NARRATED |
| Minister of Sport disturbed about article | PASTOR |
| One month, just, in London area | MAYFAIR |
| One very loud Yankee becoming doubtful | IFFY |
| Oscar greeting another Oscar in US state | OHIO |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Part of core curriculum to come round again | RECUR |
| Poles placed beneath male birds | HENS |
| Put out from the far side? | OFFEND |
| Reliable or false story: truth about West | TRUSTWORTHY |
| Reluctant to keep home gleaming | SHINY |
| Resident of Mull maybe is left with the Queen | ISLANDER |
| Sole concern? | fish farm |
| Something stirring like NY’s? | SKYLINE |
| Songbook Hamlyn adapted | HYMNAL |
| Spanish hero turning up in Icelandic league | el cid |
| Sports ground that’s not viable on regular basis | OVAL |
| Two Britons Down Under coming together for ball | POMPOM |
| Work on the whole stressful: lass ultimately prepares to pray? | KNEELS |
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