The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic 26762 – June 27, 2017 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| Bad-mouthed uncle misbehaving with maid |
CALUMNIED |
| Democrat lies, forgetting opening in speech |
DICTION |
| Dislike Sterne novel |
RESENT |
| Early example of ‘sofa’ government? |
OTTOMANEMPIRE |
| Establishes classes at university |
SETSUP |
| Female isn’t commonly timid |
FAINT |
| Flower, one beginning to lean in wind |
EASTERLILY |
| Gelignite maybe first used in crime |
HEIST |
| Haggard entertainer, not entirely full of enthusiasm |
ARDENT |
| Imagine venue housing a cinema |
PICTUREPALACE |
| Line by largely inexperienced poet |
VIRGIL |
| Live near old hospital in West Midlands area |
SANDWELL |
| Make joky comments about that Parisian diner |
BANQUETER |
| Money companion invested in theatre |
DRACHMA |
| No word about one stuck in South America’s mountain range |
SNOWDONIA |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Non-resident wanting vote is persistent |
ETERNAL |
| One assists a traveller leaving capital |
AIDER |
| Painful growth: phone doctor shortly |
RINGBONE |
| Peacekeepers brought into region, revolutionary hotspot |
SUNTRAP |
| Pork pie must ultimately include right type of pastry |
TARTLET |
| Primate originally lived on rocky island |
LORIS |
| Quality resolving eg old sins? |
GODLINESS |
| Restless soul’s complaint after eating a fish |
GADABOUT |
| Save on eco-friendly transport |
RECYCLE |
| Setter maybe heading for encomium? That’s official |
DOGE |
| Soon to collect medal plus other things |
ANDSOON |
| The best advertisements for pastries |
CREAMPUFFS |
| This person enters hostelry with head lowered, it’s declared |
AVERMENT |
| Top-quality port in glass girl dropped |
CORKING |
| Unable to move quickly |
FAST |
