The Telegraph – Cryptic – Feb 14 2017 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
A classical good-looker — too much so, on reflection? |
NARCISSUS |
Almost board ship, then turn and stop |
EMBARGO |
Bring down finished project |
OVERTHROW |
Crash party |
BASH |
Cricketer’s undergarment |
SLIP |
Discount from the man getting in pecan nuts |
CHEAPEN |
Douglas maybe missing start — a little annoying |
IRKSOME |
Elderly wife in vehicle, creating tense political situation |
COLDWAR |
Exotic Tokyo, Japanese city |
KYOTO |
Flipping article keeping nothing private |
TROOPER |
Garment put on at home |
HABITAT |
High-flier’s clobber put down by European |
KITE |
Hospital department supports alcohol warning |
PORTENT |
In Bangladesh I’ve seen places buzzing with activity |
HIVES |
It could be in the score: six-nil against the French |
VIOLA |
King who enters immediately to display gift |
KNOWHOW |
Clues |
Answers |
Large animal — old cowboy probably has one |
LASSO |
One’s caught in crowd in lift |
HOIST |
Patronising at sea to ignore a seal |
PISTONRING |
People taking the plunge may have these when entering flat |
BELLYFLOPS |
Rhino using ground for feeding |
NOURISHING |
Rising river requires check in vessel |
YACHT |
Shake beech, perhaps my ball oddly is stuck inside it |
TREMBLE |
Shy, retiring and quiet — that is difficult! |
BOLSHIE |
Softly open ripe bananas for something to eat |
PEPPERONI |
Sounded good, having managed to come first |
RANG |
Still fashionable: the Queen, top for tailoring |
INERT |
Tree novelist knocked over |
SUMAC |
Unusual reason to eat off the floor? |
NOTABLE |
Wasted Moselle on fish |
LEMONSOLE |
Weapon to burn front of ship |
LONGBOW |
What drawer opens to put arty stuff in? |
SKETCHBOOK |