The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 26,803 – Feb 10 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Solutions |
| A fair lady showing an arm and a leg |
APRETTYPENNY |
| A man and a dog, at first, having a lead |
AHEAD |
| Can solicit to cut down tree |
SATINWOOD |
| Cat spat, needing to trap old rook, but it never comes |
TOMORROW |
| Check car back from MOT |
AUDIT |
| Do rhymers with wit inventively show such skill? |
WORDSMITHERY |
| Frivolous person was not found in two years |
TOYER |
| Going topless, complain there’ll be swinging around here |
HINGE |
| He stops lying and touching gentleman up |
RISER |
| I must catch cold? Not again! |
ONCE |
| In a state, eastern US city’s up for housing proposal |
EMOTIONAL |
| Italian tales of Parisian romance translated |
DECAMERON |
| Keen on gathering bouquet up for boyfriend |
INAMORATO |
| Kid about a biter bit |
SMIDGEON |
| Clues |
Solutions |
| Leave out reason to undertake vanity project? |
FOREGO |
| Linguistic scholar grabbing lingerie in robbery |
HEBRAIST |
| Measure two thoroughfares I see crossed by cattle |
YARDSTICK |
| Pen novel for reclining dictator, some light material |
STYROFOAM |
| Plover, nestling, swallows, eagle |
ERNE |
| Politician, during progressive period, is acquiring intelligence |
RECONNAISSANCE |
| Quantity of heat energy is hot, in a word |
THERM |
| Race track covering everyone |
RALLY |
| Sense group rowing will accept agreement |
EYESIGHT |
| Shock Yankees in advocating state intervention in 4? |
KEYNESIAN |
| Social discipline or order is come to restrain criminal |
ECONOMICS |
| Stable’s opposite a home, with horses circling in range |
ROCKYMOUNTAINS |
| Surrealist painter is in France, holding service |
ERNST |
| Taking down unpopular government |
NOTING |