The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28819 January 22 2024 Clues and Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A trial to net billions, if everything goes perfectly | at best |
| All hooch nearly drunk? Here’s more! | ALCOHOL |
| Be inconsistent, with indignant cry interrupting informal greeting | yo-yo |
| Become large and emit a threatening noise | GROWL |
| Canine, say, is barking regardless | in any case |
| Chilling mostly after injury — that’s good to hear | HARMONIC |
| Confirm a north-eastern shipping route | sea lane |
| Contribute 100? Doubly cool! | chip in |
| Fruit from gloomy northern town you might gather | BLUEBERRY |
| Gifted man secures a fast time | TALENTED |
| Greet cuckoo and another bird | EGRET |
| Hear no sound from stable | NEIGH |
| Hiked and had something to eat, skipping starter | UPPED |
| I have the same women’s clothing on, and a flower? | SNAPDRAGON |
| I understand that you may bring home this philosopher | roger bacon |
| In the middle of a very entertaining new song’s finale | AMONGST |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Initially, banana skin repelled censor | BLEEP |
| Instrument seen during family reunion | LYRE |
| Internet whiz nearby cut off | CYBERNAUT |
| Iron bar sent north over area that covers Indiana? | FEDORA |
| Is a father able to briefly vote for national celebration? | canada day |
| Maybe hotter place in Africa | TANGIER |
| Muscle problem hit hard when standing up | KNOT |
| Official opinion of the conga, perhaps? | party line |
| Parent and child clipped plane? Rubbish | mumbo jumbo |
| Plum to throw at the bottom of copper | CUSHY |
| Scorned AA invention twice by the road, ultimately | pooh-poohed |
| Screen finally put between hot drink and letters for protection | chain mail |
| Small creature in wine drunk by queen, possibly | BEASTIE |
| State the words of a coward? | IRAN |
| Victor ignores second flower | CAMPION |
| Worried about small vessels | u-boats |