The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 2565 January 6, 2024, Clues and Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Aquatic mammal seen in play regularly — big draw? | LOTTERY |
| Beat up a Liberal in old province | NATAL |
| Book kept in PO Box for corporation | POTBELLY |
| Broken patterns in cathedral wing | TRANSEPT |
| Capture bear | TAKE |
| Cop lied — somehow did his job? | POLICED |
| Dad holding a fork out for fruit | PAPAYA |
| Drunken ordeal and party in fabulous place | ELDORADO |
| Economy by good people shows redeeming quality | saving grace |
| Fastest guns to win this international competition? | arms race |
| Ferocious creature let in — beggar devoured | Bengal tiger |
| Knock-out verse about Irish city | KIROV |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Line dropped from fashion — problem for looker? | STYE |
| Lumbermen accepting fine: DA to direct piercing glare | look daggers |
| Not the white team according to report | YOLK |
| Number close enough? | LOCAL |
| Obscene Oxbridge sportsperson | BLUE |
| One making new life abroad — former postman? | EXPAT |
| Plantagenet king inside unleashed war dogs | EDWARD |
| Roman commander having a vice we hear? | AGRIPPA |
| Street philosopher one unlikely to give up | STAYER |
| Tumbler’s performance involving wild boar | ACROBAT |
| Unpopular time for power cut | OUTAGE |
| Vengeful cook spreading only brie on roll | bunny boiler |