The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic 26625 – January 18, 2017 Crossword Solution
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A number of pints one’s brought in for people getting tanked? |
AQUARISTS |
Band’s second drug-induced experience, taking ecstasy |
STRIPE |
Blokeish male into culture |
HEARTY |
Celebrate with trainer, say, briefly recruited by former Wimbledon winner? |
PASSINGSHOT |
Clever pupil shows this book just when meeting the head |
BRIGHTNESS |
Crises one’s resolved in economically-challenging periods |
RECESSIONS |
Fellow having soldiers surrounded in old battle site |
BORODINO |
Gossip picked up in this place, for example |
HEARSAY |
Houses back-to-back at top of a row |
HOOHA |
Jack is hard on confounded Tories |
HOISTER |
Legion turned back helpless dairymaid |
MYRIAD |
Man working to safeguard prominent lady? |
CHAPERON |
Maybe a BA with first in English, top mark |
AGRADE |
Maybe phone business over new form of diplomacy |
CONTACT |
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Noise made by cat chasing small duck |
SMEW |
One has no time for academic environment |
UNI |
One’s cracked shell |
NUTCASE |
Performing in cabaret without energy, one has the hump repeatedly |
BACTRIAN |
Poet describes the old lady of society |
DOYENNE |
Polluted lake is kept free of last of oil |
TARNISHED |
Quiet ayatollah gutted former Middle Eastern ruler |
SHAH |
Rarely seen wearing casual clothes at university and work |
INSHORTSUPPLY |
Right smooth wine from this area? |
RHONE |
Somebody incompetent |
NOTABLE |
State school in a rut, transformed by head of academy |
SOUTHCAROLINA |
Style of pop music a hit |
RAP |
They learn there’s lots of water in river |
TRAINEES |
Where to arrive from foreign terminus, crossing Iran’s borders |
DESTINATION |