The Telegraph – CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 30,171 – Dec 15 2022
The Telegraph – CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 30,171 – Dec 15 2022
Clues | Answers |
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& 14 Across Musical Yankee judge stops a neat claim failing | CALAMITY |
A good artist in Uttar Pradesh location | AGRA |
Arts supporter’s endless enjoyment | EASE |
Bad end involves a king in the altogether | NAKED |
Blue one voting against Conservative in recession | CYAN |
Bribe the French — that’s a mistake | BUNGLE |
Cat flap alongside | TABBY |
Constant in aim, ruler strangely unpredictable | MERCURIAL |
Did wolf run well around yard? Nonsense! | GOBBLEDYGOOK |
Dog star gets a ship into position | LASSIE |
Dry air circulating by delta | ARID |
Encounter problem: husband against having pet? | HITASNAG |
Explosive novel out about international development | EVOLUTION |
Firm haggles regularly producing likeness | IMAGE |
Fish, duck and butter twists | MARLIN |
Glass is raised by detective in Scottish town | OBSIDIAN |
I’m going to pass on gold rings | ADIEU |
Clues | Answers |
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Lead removed from silver for instance, and the rest | ETAL |
Local people’s unusually bulbous heads | PUB |
Mostly long revolutionary period | YEAR |
Old rocker in sexy underwear — wow! | TEDDYBOY |
Old surgeon confined to bed with boils? | BLISTERED |
One new couple in park providing decoration | PAINTWORK |
Poet on the radio laments new town | MILTONKEYNES |
Posh and learned person finds employment | USAGE |
Sausage regrettably returned with note | SALAMI |
See 1 Across | JANE |
Snooze inappropriate for the dog-tired? | CATNAP |
Solution found in extreme dysfunction | REMEDY |
Stone found in great wine | ASTI |
Stunner modelled again making comeback? | TASER |
Tiny edit destroyed character | IDENTITY |
Traditional tales about wet weather in former duchy | LORRAINE |
Upstanding lecturer gives assent | NOD |