The Telegraph – Cryptic – Jan 16 2017 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| A parson must be upset to swear |
AVER |
| Collected tales, edited, about English PM |
DECAMERON |
| Cricket trial? |
TEST |
| Display that had a dour following in French society |
POMP |
| Display wines duty-free here? |
AIRPORTS |
| Duck down after it gives cover |
EIDER |
| Engineers class again make an impression in print |
RETYPE |
| Flourish as one in union |
WIELD |
| Having some saving graces? |
THRIFTY |
| IST tycoon |
CAPITALIST |
| Lancaster ruins inherited from forebears |
ANCESTRAL |
| Local vessels, normally handled singly |
TANKARDS |
| Merit of French translation of verse |
DESERVE |
| Moderate priest pursuing a line at end of service |
ALLEVIATE |
| Nectar may produce a state of ecstasy |
TRANCE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| New star former county’s backing |
NOVA |
| Off-peak call? |
YODEL |
| Opportunity to put one in the picture? |
SCREENTEST |
| Outstanding arc-lights? |
BOWWINDOWS |
| Play-boy? |
ACTOR |
| Road surface that makes crawler come to complete stop |
ASPHALT |
| Show indifference to the lamb on Monday? |
COLDSHOULDER |
| Sorcery makes five ducks go to five hundred ducks |
VOODOO |
| Special coach for top students? |
FIRSTCLASS |
| Sweet thing that’s often in a bar and sometimes drunk |
CHOCOLATE |
| The brave country? |
SCOTLAND |
| They’d give seasoned advice seeing lads lost at sea |
OLDSALTS |
| Those chosen courted coming unstuck, getting killed |
ELECTROCUTED |
| Tried to set about making huge car port |
DETROIT |
| Wit shown by animated priest |
ESPRIT |
