The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic 26708 – April 25, 2017 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
A twist for animal in the case |
ATTACHE |
Allow flesh to form a hard mass? Cynical remark |
LETTHEMEATCAKE |
Bone in breast or back, I’m not sure |
STERNUM |
City snobs, ill-mannered, spinning bottles |
LISBON |
Durable, as batsman number eleven is good |
LASTING |
Engineers were effective turning round river |
TIBER |
Fiddle restaurant expenses, being extremely careful to have only a starter in each |
REBEC |
Filled with sulphur, one that collects light wine |
RETSINA |
First to make a decree that’s cut off sinister group |
MAFIA |
Four-figure sum given to virtually crazy old woman |
GRANDMA |
I lead the congregation, in short? That’s laying it on thick |
IMPASTO |
Not confident local, not having opened, has laid wine on |
TENTATIVE |
Obviously with resignation one has to go |
PATENTLY |
Pair of birds, perhaps, cold in the hillside |
BRACE |
Part of film about black revolutionary |
REBEL |
Clues |
Answers |
People of remarkably elitist leaning? |
INTELLIGENTSIA |
Problems are over for Darwin |
ERASMUS |
Punches perhaps thrown here in area of the kidneys — that’s out of line |
ARENA |
Queen briefly embraced by sister, a tiny thing |
NUCLEON |
Quickly cooked one thrown in raw after first being prepared |
STIRFRIED |
Quickly create wordplay that’s raised after sport |
RUNUP |
Rumour of fruit and what it becomes in French and English |
GRAPEVINE |
Small boy’s poking damaged ear, somewhere near canal |
REDSEA |
Small garden supports heroin? That’s said to be lucky |
HORSESHOE |
Snarls as gentle knight is wounded |
ENTANGLES |
Some paint on one American native |
COATI |
Sound content about hunt for customer |
PURCHASER |
Two firms taking in new officer |
CONSTABLE |
Villain’s evil son breaking into vehicles |
BILLSIKES |
With which one looks helpless? |
NAKEDEYE |