The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28850 February 27 2024 Clues and Answers

Clues Answers
Ask to box good fighter, turning up to prevent cheating INVIGILATE
Brought up-to-date wine plugged by European tax-free? RENOVATED
Colourful bird from which bank of Liffey? LORY
Dissolute rake seized by school head — odd character! freakishness
Eastender’s ashamed, inhabiting urban area in disrepair TUMBLEDOWN
Going out with no one, southern Frenchman’s upset EGRESSION
Group’s reason for not playing badminton? NONET
Hard drink turned up in market PUSH
Humorous use of language, not unknown in press IRON
I’m grateful after unwrapping some yarn, say HANK
In France, noble ruler’s excessively liberal means of punishment ducking stool
Incompatible staff given role following appeal poles apart
Leader of Soviet revolt stifles resistance, causing shock SURPRISING
Left the setter twinkling rings, getting amount paid INSTALMENT

 

Clues Answers
Maybe Russian in bar almost drinking litre SLAV
Most stout and claret drained, with partners tucking in chubbiest
Polish detective in film EDIT
Reason clock stops working in American’s holidays spring breaks
Rich person in Ithaca developed test for believers act of faith
Saccharin oddly dropped as energy drink ingredient ACAI
Seeking Parisian in Angola’s capital gobbling sandwiches Endeavouring
Showed the way job’s secured in design originally SIGNPOSTED
Silly sports coats and old hat PASSE
Something played in prom breathtakingly OMBRE
State commercial breaks Italy broadcast cease to work call it a day
Two kings with large housing areas in African village KRAAL
Useless and, for Marx, boring socialist worker, say REDUNDANT
What might swell looker sport as well as yuppie’s jackets? STYE

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