The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28739 October 20, 2023, Crossword Answers
The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28739
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1970s film frame from Altman — absorbing fiction | ALIEN |
| Belief which might come from the Left or the Right? | TENET |
| Bug with a thousand and three feet circling holy ground up north | KIRKYARD |
| Crack team at sea makes decisive act on board | CHECKMATE |
| Discerning detectives tailed felon with money (£1000) | DISCRIMINATING |
| Do up judge’s clothing close to late autumn period | RENOVATE |
| Easy to take in water? It gets knocked back | NAIVE |
| Get on well with one in club offering enticement | CLICKBAIT |
| In public, suffers from unknown rash | OVERHASTY |
| Large duck wanting day in den on river | LODGE |
| Like some complaints ubiquitous on the internet | VIRAL |
| Lime mixed with G&T or lime mixed with gin | GIMLET |
| Maybe slip on this jacket of beautiful jewels plugged by a fashion label | black ice |
| Most brilliant flower boxes just the ticket | BRIGHTEST |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Not becoming popular, Anglicans beset by depression | INDECENT |
| Oriole initially on kind of perch is a singer | BASSO |
| Ornament packaging made badly? It’s tedious work | TREADMILL |
| Paint great work, filling in outline from Dubuffet | DEPICT |
| Part of the theory of relativity, for the radio presenter | EMCEE |
| Red cat follows e.g. rats up until noon? | VERMILION |
| Rehearse eulogy that must inspire court | PRACTISE |
| Rightists twice holding wild rave where music’s played | conservatories |
| Sestet with score in triplicate making this record | seventy-eight |
| Tacky products banned completely? Don’t mention it | not at all |
| The King drunkenly speaking made-up words | ELVISH |
| Troops contend with formal inspection | REVIEW |
| Very tough crook’s outside robbery filling sack | BACKBREAKING |
| Where tablets were taken, stopping pains in ailments | SINAI |