The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28481 December 23 2022
The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28481
Clues | Answers |
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After wine, friend makes a bit of a bloomer | ROSEBUD |
Awfully curious borders for one area for flowers | NOSEGAY |
Awkwardly move vehicle around wood here | LUMBERYARD |
Bagging promotion, that was impressive self-confidence | BRAVADO |
Becoming crafty keeping tabs on Mike | SEEMLY |
Bikini perhaps missing top shows damage | TOLL |
Caper in country whose leader is ousted by pressure | PRANCE |
Excitedly, one came into banks over opening of fantastic account | once upon a time |
Fancy furs on new designer clothes move from side to side | channel-surf |
Fat reduced by female dog | LAB |
Fitting edging for adult coats quietly | APT |
Gallons given to seaman in bars | GRATING |
Got stuck into light food to start with | TACKLED |
Harry very bitter about a kind of animal abuse | badger baiting |
Make a copy of content-free, sardonic article | SCAN |
Clues | Answers |
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Melodic fragment wears thin for the audience | PHRASE |
Not all charlatans raised from birth | NATAL |
Note service returning to this point | so far |
Oil company’s importing gems and guns | BICEPS |
Pinch of salt roughly put in pies the wrong way | ABSTRACT |
Podgy king: he departed during tournament | round robin |
Reform urged: beg one to correct errors | DEBUGGER |
Reverential, installing last of garden decking | ADORNING |
Right doctrine confused i.e. Mrs Mop at first | THATCHERISM |
Rind of Emmental in Russian food and drink | BELLINI |
Severe health worker put on white coat after removing cereal | DRASTIC |
Son riding bike, maintaining grand airs | song cycle |
Stupidity of answer getting disdainful remark by head | APISHNESS |
Times received by bachelor with a model mind | BABYSIT |
Who may work with horse shoes | TRAINERS |