The Guardian – Speedy crossword No 1,066 – Feb 28 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘——– in the Park’, Neil Simon play filmed in 1967 with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford |
BAREFOOT |
| —- di Jesolo, Italian Adriatic resort |
LIDO |
| As a (frequently unwanted) climax |
TOCAPITALL |
| Banter, joke |
JEST |
| Breed of rabbit or cat, the former name for the Turkish capital |
ANGORA |
| Coal mine advance invented by Sir Humphry Davy in 1815 |
SAFETYLAMP |
| Communicate silently |
SIGN |
| Complicate or exaggerate (something) |
OVERPLAY |
| Copycat |
IMITATOR |
| Cut of meat used to make a guard of honour |
LAMBCHOP |
| For fear that; in order to prevent |
LEST |
| In cricket, a batsman who plays the first ball of an innings |
OPENER |
| Clues |
Answers |
| In the main |
BYANDLARGE |
| Loathsome |
VILE |
| Padded part of a bed |
MATTRESS |
| Plant with facilities for manufacturing |
MILL |
| Press heavily upon; distress |
AGGRIEVE |
| Redact, perhaps |
EDIT |
| Rent slip? (anag) |
SPLINTER |
| Roman Emperor, 54-68 AD |
NERO |
| Small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh |
CANTALOUPE |
| Someone who originates, causes or initiates something |
AUTHOR |
| Symbol of disgrace or infamy |
STIGMA |
| White marking on the lower part of a horse’s leg |
STOCKING |