The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,024 – Oct 24 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
Assertive mother, under 25, reviewed detailed quote |
DOGMATIC |
Blind I got partly to provide shade |
INDIGO |
Canon, hampering a couple of bishops, remains |
RUBBLE |
Covert socialist, extremely rich, in want of a wife |
STEALTHY |
Creature taking to water close to township in country |
TERRAPIN |
Dad employed to collect Ford’s model car’s treated surfaces |
PAINTWORK |
Delicate fellow swamped by rising river |
ELFIN |
Friend introducing a baroque choir with limited range |
PAROCHIAL |
Hard cube’s dimension |
HEIGHT |
If you’re on them, you should get off! |
Sleepingpills |
Knock back drink by bar |
COUNTERPUNCH |
Leaked info set back work during disputes |
TIPOFFS |
Meeting up, they’d never eat nuts |
THREEDAYEVENT |
Outlook favouring English players |
FORECAST |
Clues |
Answers |
Port is situated to the west in exotic realm |
MARSEILLE |
Promises have produced too much stress |
OVEREMPHASIS |
Queen Bess rejected marriage — small family do’s the result |
REUNIONS |
Ritual shave’s baffling to nurse |
TONSURE |
Sceptic close to army blocks top officer’s rise |
CYNIC |
Second murder results in police surveillance |
STAKEOUT |
Sheet music goes down well |
SCORES |
Slipping off at an angle, with initial change of direction |
ELOPING |
Stout little person retiring, retiring |
FLESHY |
Take up team oddly lacking support |
EMBRACE |
Type of pet that needs brushing twice a day? |
CANINE |
Very strong, but not in past or present, say |
TENSE |
Volume in well down by 50% |
HALVE |
With investment of time, this escort could start a book |
CHAPERONE |