The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28831 February 5 2024 Clues and Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| “Fancy beer,” I crow, “runs in my place for making it” | MICROBREWERY |
| £25, including fees returned by Mike Carroll? | PSEUDONYM |
| A cry for help about worst poisonous substance | ASBESTOS |
| A youngster rejected fame without disagreement | as one man |
| Alfred picked up expression of sadness about King in sudden gathering | flash mob |
| Article from the pen of singular Saint: something deep | ABYSS |
| Base receiving warning after cream tea curdled — when still edible? | best-before date |
| Bet success will be welcomed by a theatre fan | PLAYGOER |
| Catwalk is home to a fugitive | RUNAWAY |
| Courageous and fortunate in pursuit of power | PLUCKY |
| Court request collected works — has to involve President first | habeas corpus |
| Dance very unnecessary in party | REEL |
| Dodgy story supported by account provided by one mathematician | FIBONACCI |
| Dominant kid grabbing Pole repeatedly | BOSSY |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Egg on something explosive | NITRE |
| Exploit upset the person writing this procedure | EMPLOY |
| Fail to stress indication of softness in some carpeting? | UNDERPLAY |
| Intense skill, circling where animal hides | ARDENT |
| Item that fixes part of cooker having new trouble | HOBNAIL |
| Move poet to pen right line | PROPEL |
| Person possibly given documentation after prison sentence | life form |
| Policeman redirected persons to crime | inspector morse |
| Scrutinise attention in school | SEARCH |
| Shy, cut short the argument | THROW |
| Start to climb up to get on piece of furniture | CUPBOARD |
| Unduly sentimenta,l though not about son being involved in river disaster | CATACLYSM |
| Worker in cloth often runs from laundromat machine | DYER |
| Writer’s one book covered in a lot of rubble | SCRIBE |