The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic 26338 – February 18, 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| A faction accepting political leader’s viewpoint |
ASPECT |
| A hundred gathering round California’s principal holiday resort? |
DUDERANCH |
| A mostly quiet social worker described thus? |
APIAN |
| Attempt straight line without a very old ruler |
GORDIUS |
| Bag with tea in, and sweetener |
SACCHARIN |
| Bird, loud one, joining others by park |
FIRECREST |
| Brussels employee’s firm regret about tax cut |
EUROCRAT |
| Complete filling for bread regularly covered with spread |
BUTTERED |
| Contracted to write for TV? There might have been money in it |
SCRIP |
| Disco near Main Street, coming up |
NIGHTSPOT |
| Doctor consulted surgeon about a certain person |
SAWBONES |
| Energy shown by person testing rope ladder |
ETRIER |
| Fish — there’s unknown number in school? |
TENCH |
| Food running short, it’s understood |
TACIT |
| Legal official having no-go area surrounded |
NOTARY |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Like religious edifice, note, some in Nigerian port put up |
SYNAGOGAL |
| Message in bottle oddly missing |
NOTE |
| Musician reinterpreted Mahler, ignoring his first |
LEHAR |
| Old car not worth much — front’s fallen off |
HEAP |
| On-line workers gripped by winter ailments |
RAILMEN |
| One with pounds to spare, say, turning back on school |
PODGE |
| Picked up from the French warship and transported by coach |
BUSSED |
| Polishing off custard? |
TOPPING |
| Pound accepted by Greek island bank incurring more losses? |
COSTLIER |
| Pursue rugby supporter over short period |
RUNAFTER |
| Relative ultimately complaining about a gibe |
GREATAUNT |
| Religious festival organised without a cross |
RAMADAN |
| Shrubs perhaps fellow would cultivate round rear of cottage |
HEDGEROW |
| Turned on Internet connection to get version of hot American song (2,1,4,1,4,3) |
IFIWEREARICHMAN |
| Wake up nursing sad broken heart and face reality |
COMEDOWNTOEARTH |