The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,077 – Dec 26 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
… following her rejection, to embrace nice odd European |
FRENCH |
… then wildly runs by a large entrance |
ENTHRAL |
… with artist hugging endless comedy stars |
ANDROMEDA |
1 fictional TV and radio presenter? Aha! |
PARTRIDGE |
1 perhaps Rambo misses mother |
HEN |
1 retiring, say, getting very old |
GOOSE |
1 small and pale |
SWAN |
1 under par that’s ignored girlfriend … |
BIRD |
1p + 1p? Er … |
PIPER |
22 across’s endless call |
RING |
A quiet, posh prime minister backing increase in intensity … |
AMPUP |
Bill really doesn’t like Aeneas’s companion |
ACHATES |
Dad dancing — extremely liable to confuse! |
ADDLE |
Disciples are against books by stars |
VOTARIES |
Duke finished port |
DOVER |
European brewing cider over spirit |
ICELANDER |
Exhausted, like ‘la’ or ‘te’? |
HALFDEAD |
Clues |
Answers |
Fruit are squished when put under pressure |
PEAR |
Ground in supreme authority |
LORDSHIP |
Inside, doctors are cooking quails |
DREADS |
Jollies undress from top to bottom |
TRIPS |
Leaving Earth on holiday? Take in Uranus at the beginning |
EVACUATION |
Might she wear tights having no runs? |
MAIDEN |
Novel writer encapsulates dreadful pirate sacking island |
PETERPAN |
Party to develop a ‘Third Way’ |
PATH |
Play English actor |
DANCE |
REM comeback follows band’s finale with strange musician |
DRUMMER |
Short of time, Rita tried a broken shed light |
IRRADIATE |
Spooner’s timid father finds food store |
PIESHOP |
Turkish commander has a good laugh |
AGHA |
Wine regularly drunk by young men and women |
LADIES |
With victory secured, Hector returned a hero |
ADVENTURER |
Wooden old actor takes final curtain … |
TREEN |