The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,407 – Jan 16 2018 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Pooch! That sweet sauce!’, as Spooner might do well to say |
CUTTHEMUSTARD |
… guy has a way to avoid legume |
MANGETOUT |
Appropriate person looking for most prosperous area of the country? |
SEQUESTER |
Cell for one on the staff, briefly, at Oxford college |
CORPUSCLE |
Chap in key wager collapses complex mathematical construction |
MANDELBROTSET |
Cry of joy as overweight girl takes on husband |
HOSANNA |
During drinking bout, large mixer |
BLENDER |
Engineers new fabulous figures for property lists |
RENTROLLS |
Force that turns English out at a yard in town |
TORQUAY |
Graphically transform most of pain relief |
MORPH |
Grunt, adjusting corset — it’s no business of the state! |
PRIVATESECTOR |
Hesiod is truly entertaining poet |
ODIST |
In scientific study trip miss coach; pity! |
ATOMICPHYSICS |
India feeds pest with a cucumber preparation |
RAITA |
Clues |
Answers |
Led astray and misused a month back |
SEDUCED |
Legume, very hot, to eat with the others … |
VETCH |
Lying undisturbed at first in peaceful state |
CALUMNY |
Male deadlier when swinging the hammer here |
MIDDLEEAR |
Needle, say, reversed to make lace |
GETAT |
Old mnemonic device a joke at university |
QUIPU |
Punch hole in cloth |
CHINO |
Showing a slight tinge, metal smoked, keeping temperature well up |
TINCTURED |
So great a number deprived of noble title? |
UNCOUNTED |
Sow chews end of one waistcoat |
GILET |
This on table in diner on Level 5 |
CAFETIERE |
Time went fast, they say; it’s sickening |
BIRDFLU |
Top of loft in the morning frozen up: that’s beside the point |
DECIMAL |
Where one may read the news, telling of traffic congestion |
AUTOCUE |