The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic 26501 – August 26, 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| Adding colour reportedly becoming less strong |
DYEING |
| An ecologist denied new grant |
AGREE |
| Composer has group leaving out middle piece |
BACH |
| Crashing bore very sensitive about conflict |
BOERWAR |
| Depressed about river in flood |
DROWN |
| Drug user finally caught in Tube |
HORSE |
| Drunk secure with line to walk on |
TIGHTROPE |
| Garment that’s almost neckwear |
NIGHTIE |
| Girl with grand invested in old car to provide what’s needed |
BRIDGETHEGAP |
| Go away untroubled on holiday |
CLEAROFF |
| Heavens! Royal Mail has last word in fine computer systems |
FIRMAMENT |
| Material coming to us from space |
EARTHBOUND |
| Okra, not European, to the back of one |
BHINDI |
| Prompt to accept Conservative changing |
INCONSTANT |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Restricted diet born of a body that’s not in good shape |
BABYFOOD |
| Russian leader succeeded in turning informer |
TSAR |
| Single old woman endlessly frowning about legs |
SPINSTER |
| Soldier in wagon turned up suffering great distress |
TRAGIC |
| Spine damaged by stretching, needing input from hospital |
THORN |
| Sponsor of moulded garden pot |
GODPARENT |
| Started flying? |
OFFTHEGROUND |
| Stuff material used to fill woven wreath |
OVEREAT |
| Tangier reconstructed in stone |
GRANITE |
| Two men in kingly legend |
ARTHURIAN |
| Universities working as one |
UNISON |
| Unpleasant quality of upper-class actor’s part in G&S |
UGLINESS |
| We nearly fed on plant, consumed with damaged skin |
WEATHERBEATEN |
| Where one may stop getting on with noble family |
BOARDINGHOUSE |
