The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28822 January 25 2024 Clues and Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| After electricity failure, stop eating meal at work | power breakfast |
| Biblical teaching by old Luther, for one | REFORMER |
| Calming of gale is a bit of luck | WINDFALL |
| Cat losing head on European peak | EIGER |
| Charter party once here beginning to embark on flowing sea | RUNNYMEDE |
| Chase little girl over piece of knitwear | WOOLLEN |
| Comedy clubs having food brought round | FARCE |
| Delicious food not started — revolting excessive colouring | ANNATTO |
| Half perused books, given another Kindle | RELIT |
| I paper over stage with wings | IMAGO |
| In poverty, chose one bottle to get drunk | close to the bone |
| Inattentive worker catching disease | ABSENT |
| Injury as limb at first sound twisted | LESION |
| Maybe a little snowy in the breeding season? | OWLET |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Members of kingdom are amusing Joe | FUNGI |
| Order for soldiers mushy food, keeping men initially at attention | slope arms |
| Poor-sounding judge makes a mark | DIACRITIC |
| Prayer day that is coming round, at first chanted with a backing | agnus dei |
| Pretty lady travels round new fantastic location | FAIRYLAND |
| Region has area for one to entertain | DISTRACT |
| Reported for duty dressed, and dismissed | turned out |
| Sales talk enthrals everybody in supermarket — bishop may deliver it | pastoral letter |
| Sit with girl struggling to get skin cleaner | STRIGIL |
| Steals round place in underclothing | SHOPLIFTS |
| Success involves familiar wait | hold it |
| Turn up: no seats upstairs, so go back to where you were | come full circle |
| Very late coming in, sees twitchy cat | SIAMESE |
| Way to enter a university that is handed to you on a plate | GATEAU |