The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 26,876 – May 5 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
A game of tricks cut short |
ABRIDGE |
A pink organ moving towards the rear |
AFT |
A puzzle with cojones, brilliant! |
AMAZEBALLS |
About ninety, one exercising, one having done a stretch? |
EXCON |
At dinner time, food is thus submitted for consideration |
ONTHETABLE |
Attributed to political extremists always, lesser action |
BYPLAY |
Better to spray henna on coarse skin |
ENHANCE |
Bird in brief dive, gull |
FALCON |
Bird of about 6.28 feet, no charge |
PIPIT |
Boss in brief survey |
STUD |
Change character, seeing awful starter filling plate |
DENATURE |
Charged particle nothing to write home about |
ION |
Discomfort with provocative dance reported as an act of touching up? |
PAINTWORK |
Entering vortex, travelling further |
EXTRA |
Evidence of excitement, as energy feels so incredibly hot |
GOOSEFLESH |
Clues |
Answers |
Food and drink, lake, for duck |
TEAL |
Fruit, simian ecstasy |
ORANGE |
In time, Ireland abandoned uncompromising leader |
HARDLINER |
Legal directive good, ruling ultimately welcomed by brotherhood of elders? |
GAGGINGORDER |
Letter from Dalmatian port’s read out — one’s in the soup |
SPLITPEA |
Lighter grip, one’s loose |
SPONGIER |
Married, husband proved irritating |
HITCHED |
President from nation needing leadership in Europe |
HOLLANDE |
Setter at sea, perhaps, wearing something waterproof |
TARPAULIN |
Ship left Spain for famous Irish bay |
ARKLE |
Snigger repeatedly if, on man, a bra regularly seen |
FNAARFNAAR |
Some Tesco-read bands to decipher? |
BARCODE |
Sun etc in before this, brightness ends |
POPULARPRESS |
Tool putting inscription on tombstone, a motto |
RIPSAW |
Wall ornament aligned or skew-whiff |
GIRANDOLE |