The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic 26447 – June 24, 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
A polenta may be so served? |
ONAPLATE |
Bar offers beer, about a litre |
BLOCK |
Be frustrated by what bad barber may do? |
TEARONESHAIROUT |
Causing dissension about point that’s not serious |
FACETIOUS |
Choice brew — head spinning |
OPTION |
Competed on track, losing the lead, and beaten at tennis |
ACED |
Conceal wings of priory, roughly made with huge slabs |
CYCLOPEAN |
Discard light cover, unfashionable |
THROWOUT |
Do not concede order to reserve some fresh laundry? |
KEEPACLEANSHEET |
Fairy ring abandoned in vernal ceremony |
SPRITE |
Forcibly take too much that’s picked up abroad |
OVERSEAS |
Give up television? That could surprise the children |
JACKINTHEBOX |
Glutton necessarily consuming a large mass |
TONNE |
In the city want bear to be beaten up |
ABERDEEN |
Clues |
Answers |
Land girl is superficially attractive |
CATCHPENNY |
Lend a frock to rock performer cutting a traditional figure |
FOLKDANCER |
Made fast, but eating egg under supervision |
MONITORED |
Noble treetop twisted into a corkscrew? |
BOTTLEOPENER |
Ointment makes mark on light wood |
BALSAM |
One member of boating party returned to old address |
SIRRAH |
Otto getting endless stick for turning back |
ATTAR |
Patsy succeeded with attack on head |
SCAPEGOAT |
Primate hard at work overcoming phobia regularly meeting bishop |
BUSHBABY |
Replace half-crown and shilling, for example |
EXCHANGE |
Saw bachelor turning over in bed |
BOTTOM |
Temperature rising in a heatwave at last, finding shade |
TAUPE |
The game’s up: sell! |
FLOG |
Try again to operate this key? |
RETURN |