The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic 26762 – June 27, 2017 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
Bad-mouthed uncle misbehaving with maid |
CALUMNIED |
Democrat lies, forgetting opening in speech |
DICTION |
Dislike Sterne novel |
RESENT |
Early example of ‘sofa’ government? |
OTTOMANEMPIRE |
Establishes classes at university |
SETSUP |
Female isn’t commonly timid |
FAINT |
Flower, one beginning to lean in wind |
EASTERLILY |
Gelignite maybe first used in crime |
HEIST |
Haggard entertainer, not entirely full of enthusiasm |
ARDENT |
Imagine venue housing a cinema |
PICTUREPALACE |
Line by largely inexperienced poet |
VIRGIL |
Live near old hospital in West Midlands area |
SANDWELL |
Make joky comments about that Parisian diner |
BANQUETER |
Money companion invested in theatre |
DRACHMA |
No word about one stuck in South America’s mountain range |
SNOWDONIA |
Clues |
Answers |
Non-resident wanting vote is persistent |
ETERNAL |
One assists a traveller leaving capital |
AIDER |
Painful growth: phone doctor shortly |
RINGBONE |
Peacekeepers brought into region, revolutionary hotspot |
SUNTRAP |
Pork pie must ultimately include right type of pastry |
TARTLET |
Primate originally lived on rocky island |
LORIS |
Quality resolving eg old sins? |
GODLINESS |
Restless soul’s complaint after eating a fish |
GADABOUT |
Save on eco-friendly transport |
RECYCLE |
Setter maybe heading for encomium? That’s official |
DOGE |
Soon to collect medal plus other things |
ANDSOON |
The best advertisements for pastries |
CREAMPUFFS |
This person enters hostelry with head lowered, it’s declared |
AVERMENT |
Top-quality port in glass girl dropped |
CORKING |
Unable to move quickly |
FAST |