The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 2290 December 19 2022
The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 2290
Clues | Answers |
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Act shy moving around boats | YACHTS |
Agree to have fiddle dispatched | CONSENT |
Airstrip harbouring a fugitive | RUNAWAY |
Animal’s home lacks small piece of furniture | TABLE |
Artists earn tips when dancing | PAINTERS |
Cuban, say, with cracked red nails | ISLANDER |
Dashes back for short ride | SPIN |
Despot with extremely tetchy tirade | TYRANT |
England’s affliction unknown | BLIGHTY |
Help to bottle cold substance that’s corrosive | ACID |
Hollywood won’t listen unfortunately | TINSELTOWN |
Key worker’s nap routine disrupted? | piano tuner |
Note bishop always turning up | BREVE |
Clues | Answers |
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One in Derby beginning to regret wearing stockings? | HORSE |
Proportion of allowance not finished | RATIO |
Reluctant to be beheaded for swear word | OATH |
Required north-east editor (twice!) | NEEDED |
Saint to encourage swimmer | STURGEON |
Scandinavian holding top of cricket ball | DANCE |
Short message online is excessively sentimental | TWEE |
Singer in pub getting one note wrong | BARITONE |
Somewhat offended if I certify building | EDIFICE |
Sovereign’s piece of stationery | RULER |
Trinidad’s leader gets on top of cause for betrayal | TREASON |
Upset with head measurement? | CAPSIZE |
Wearing one item of clothing, buy some stocks perhaps | INVEST |