The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28851 February 28 2024 Clues and Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A second girl’s turned set on | ASSAILED |
| Agent runs after rent? | BROKER |
| Article by a couple of boys eclipses what one puts in the paper | personal ad |
| Blame screen for distorting likeness | RESEMBLANCE |
| Congratulatory gesture one way to make friends? | BACKSLAP |
| Country tune, say: part of it almost certainly recalled | ALGERIA |
| Exams set mostly especially for certain types of school? | same-sex |
| Extremely useful bird boxes at last! | ULTIMATE |
| Fur left behind by old pet | CAT |
| Gather confession from fool | AMASS |
| Gripping new English writer is pleasant change | NINEPENCE |
| High Mass having a major link with Islam originally, surprisingly | KILIMANJARO |
| It follows forthwith — usually — but not all of it | THUS |
| Largely hair-raising mountain route? | COL |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Legendary weapons in truth cleaned out: fails to secure enough? | THUNDERBOLTS |
| Line’s included in church hymn: we must think it’s a bloomer! | CHRYSANTHEMUM |
| Magnitude of blow dealt by defeat here indeterminate? | Little Bighorn |
| Military band ridiculously bars women | sam browne |
| Navigation with Poles winding down | SLALOM |
| Old defence area not fiddled with in high-scoring draw? | Antonine Wall |
| Quietly finishing off drink, or what’s left? | RUMP |
| Risqué word that raises a smile: Danish? | blue cheese |
| Shock after submarine finds preserved fish | ROLLMOP |
| Strip of green clothing transformed the design afresh | RETHINK |
| Such errors often attributed to ministers? | CLERICAL |
| Times goes on being a favourite of the Queen | ESSEX |
| Viewing aid picked up the smallest things | SPECKS |
| What you keep with practice or give up? | hand in |