The Telegraph – CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 30,526 – Feb 2 2024 Clues and Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 100, old? Shut up! | CAGED |
| Bash to the head, wise to get prescription | DOSAGE |
| Belief in science — i.e. maths — for rationalisation? | ATHEISM |
| Branch ending rent handout | LEAFLET |
| Characters with an inclination to head east | ITALICS |
| Chopin’s bust inspires my uplifting description of Beethoven’s Fifth? | SYMPHONIC |
| Cold rental in resort — hotel dining room warmer | CENTRALHEATING |
| Converted a Tesla with tin and lead on | TANTALISE |
| Deplore outspoken insult that’s mumbled on stage | RHUBARB |
| Dictaphone’s missing one moving message | DISPATCH |
| Drink gallons with pop on tap? On the contrary | GRAPPA |
| Energetic dance — twist maybe — means falling down regularly | SAMBA |
| Flash without showing rear in favourite grass skirt | PETTICOAT |
| Galway chic? Eire could offer alternatives — it’s slowly going downhill | GLACIER |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Lean on Jag’s boot, which gets bent | THING |
| Listener’s bottom pain returned — it’s growing | LOBELIA |
| Long time left in darkness — this will brighten things up | NEONLIGHT |
| No parking in golf club, say | UTTER |
| One’s alight, turning on Jamaican? | ISLANDER |
| Portion of quail leg — a luxury that could be banned | ILLEGAL |
| Son dropping plug causes obstruction | STUMBLINGBLOCK |
| Start of play about Waterloo, maybe small prelude before battle | ACTIONSTATIONS |
| Taxi turns up, attending to company that’s rolled up | TOBACCO |
| Time to face creature, semi-aquatic adder? | TOTTER |
| Transmitted current intelligence, sheer sloppiness! | SENTIMENTALITY |
| Unfinished, a press kit showing new breaks for following sport | APRESSKI |
| Very old boards I had detached | ISOLATED |
| Welsh river ferry in a serious way | DEEPLY |