The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 2190 August 1 2022 Crossword Solutions
The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 2190
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| “Two portions of meat — and be quick about it!” | chop-chop |
| Accepted in Jodhpur, serving ship’s officer | PURSER |
| After struggle, woman raised capital in Europe | VIENNA |
| Almost set out to be a celebrity | STAR |
| American journalist subjected to exploitation | USED |
| Army poet’s sleeveless jacket | TABARD |
| Blue pigment provided by fellow Lithuanian, perhaps | COBALT |
| Change item in variety show | TURN |
| Creature identified by duke on small low-lying island | DONKEY |
| Equable English archdeacon | EVEN |
| Farmer digesting extremes of horror in crime novel | THRILLER |
| Forceful surgeon engaging macho types | VEHEMENT |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Game played by good university teacher | GURU |
| Genuine-sounding angler’s device | REEL |
| Instance of arsenic being brought into church | CASE |
| No longer virginal, but not pursued, we hear | UNCHASTE |
| One in pursuit of spirit to follow beer, perhaps | CHASER |
| Painstaking, albeit lacking in refinement | THOROUGH |
| Pair entertaining great fondness for shore bird | PLOVER |
| Pal I shot mistakenly — and where he ended up? | HOSPITAL |
| Silver-haired poet mentioned in speech | GREY |
| Size of area in top conurbation | CAPACITY |
| Songbird principally nesting under material on roof | NUTHATCH |
| Take a lot of time to become socially accepted? | BELONG |