The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 2038 December 30 2021 Crossword Solution
The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 2038
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A possible problem for some coming up? | BENDS |
| African islander organised galas in spring month | MALAGASY |
| Alcoholic drink for cast | SLING |
| Charge made by artist swinging round in row | TARIFF |
| Convict finally escaped, heading north in Netherlands town | DELFT |
| Daughter is cleaned and combed — and dumped! | DISCARDED |
| Equipment essential for skittles | KIT |
| Fuss made by Dorothy about nothing | to-do |
| Get bagatelle, having shifted item of furniture | gateleg table |
| King comes to a place no longer able to function | KAPUT |
| Like an inscribed trophy buried in the churchyard? | ENGRAVED |
| Mistake? Hope, perhaps, to conceal nothing | BOOB |
| Necessary qualities of arts graduate leading Cambridge college | MAKINGS |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Old chum in Paris collects apparatus for artistic hobby | ORIGAMI |
| On a peninsula in a very cold place with no hint of sun | IBERIAN |
| Overweight leader is an idiot | FATHEAD |
| Really enjoy drink at Oxford? | lap up |
| Rescue operation with lake drained to get beast | SAVAGE |
| Rush made by operator not getting on | SURGE |
| Russian city known in romantic old verse, originally | KIROV |
| Seller is worker involved in various crimes with little hesitation | merchandiser |
| Senior man, fellow to entertain you in old-fashioned way | DOYEN |
| Showing facial expression of wise person in short video | Visaged |
| Sleep in something soft and fluffy | NAP |
| Social with gin being poured out for philosophers | LOGICIANS |
| Support one on the same side without breaking the law | LEGALLY |
