The Times Crytic and Concise Crossword Answers

The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7901 Clues and Answer Clues Answers Angry, agitated het up Appears suddenly pops up Beat, lash HORSEWHIP Beg, implore PLEAD Brawl punch-up Coming half way up the leg knee-deep Dairy meadows PASTURES Driving force IMPETUS Enters forcibly IRRUPTS Fell rapidly PLUMMETED Leg joint HIP Light particle PHOTON Make equal even up ...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1299 Clues and Answer Clues Answers As neighbour next door, one listening into home? NEAREST Bit of praise with hit you don’t see coming? a pat on the back Cake that’s part of breakfast or tea TORTE Can't memories get distorted in current accounts? COMMENTARIES Cash machine one of many appearing in Berlin in 1989? hole in the wall Cathedral maps, about to be introduced CHARTRES Chemical solution, sort put on a wrinkle mostly FORMALIN Come back to gather fruit REAPPEAR Dessert, but no starter? One might be fir...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27287 Clues and Answer Clues Answers A record returned in exchange for one bringing case PLAINTIFF Central European’s great desire to adopt a Scottish name LUSATIAN Comic way to scoff sandwiches JESTER Displayed great relish with animated short shown in full SALIVATED Dread holding broadcast back with light experimentation trial and error Dutch people better off than us? other half Fence, perhaps, close to historic castle CROOK Happy for one to turn off raw data, but not entirely DWARF Low section of arena — dirt-cheap...

The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7900 Puzzle Clues and Answer Clues Answers (Of a company) closing in failure FOLDING Agent promoting change CATALYST Beyond the prime AUTUMNAL Bordered rectangular area PANEL City with a minster YORK Classical language LATIN Coins, banknotes MONEY Collection of information (in computing) data set Fluid; not fixed LIQUID Fourth; part of town QUARTER Grammatical mistake SOLECISM Illn...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1298 - Crossword Clues and Answers Clues Answers A man from the Balkans secures British circus performer ACROBAT A scam to snaffle farmer’s last fruit from tree ACORN A type of grain I ditched in shock AMAZE Argue about Northern Line, one not seen in the brightest light MOONLIT Awful aching torment that needle points to magnetic north Bound to return to US city for the Spanish food PAELLA Clue “Seascape” with an anagram? It’s a potential way out escape clause Country engaged in machinations? CHINA Deduce no escap...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27286 Crossword Clues and Answer Clues Answers Big gun given position in Albert Hall BERTHA Break assistant initially employed touring the States PAUSE Can, and reportedly used to, clean in German town wormwood scrubs Church abandons whim to create popular resort CAPRI Court order Bury police overturned on time INTERDICT Dainty swimming aid used by the Spanish ELFIN Design upset person painting flat PLANAR Do least well: stop taking malt extract containing sulphur come off worst Elated over German worker supporting for...

The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7899 Puzzle Answer Clues Answers — Board, used at seances OUIJA Absurdist artist DADAIST Aptness APPOSITENESS Aromatic plant used in cookery HERB Big hill slope MOUNTAINSIDE Bird of prey EAGLE Blessing BENISON Bulbous plant LILY Burrowing mammal RABBIT Causing laughter COMICAL Cultivate plants GARDEN Evergreen shrub JUNIPER ...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1297 Answer Clues Answers Cockney’s custom? To an extent a bit Engineers to drink a French wine, gorge RAVINE Fair representation of Buendias UNBIASED Garcia Marquez, for one, nevertheless bathed in aura endlessly AUTHOR Getting warmer Thursday: not half warm, on reflection THAW Hour on and off to go round on quiet Japanese island HONSHU Lands in bottom of hole, say ESTATE Male raccoon originally from part of N Africa MOROCCAN Put at risk, cease to be annoyed? ENDANGER ...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27285 Answer Clues Answers Booking calls for bands showing promise engagement rings Bury New Street collects intermittently larger tax abroad internal revenue Client fools river bird heading west CONSUMER Commercial about Clio, say, was entertaining AMUSED Crooked mountain top work shed BENT Cut Mass among Anglicans before November CHEAPEN Disputed science eastern genius devised to trap carbon EUGENICS Driver glances at this stern opinion by paper rear-view mirror Finished grant once, putting away too much ...

The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7898 Crossword Answer Clues Answers (Of vegetation) luxuriant LUSH Amusingly unconventional ZANY Bend; insulated cable FLEX Dispute settler ARBITER Eg, physics SCIENCE Existing in name only NOMINAL Historical French province ANJOU Horses' leg joints FETLOCKS Indic language BENGALI Louisiana cuisine CAJUN Make a great profit clean up Not man-made; off-white NATURAL ...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1296 Crossword Answer Clues Answers Almost grave cat TOM Artist and lecturer are a gas RADON Boring, being outside playing TEDIOUS Ceremony proper to speak of RITE Eel — and second fish — in this firth? MORAY Examiner allows bringing in this inorganic matter MINERAL Father is on top of anything causing distress FRAUGHT Fool of an alien in Alpine tunnel SIMPLETON Joint and baked dishes for unconventional types HIPPIES Look round eastern stars LEO ...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27284 Crossword Answer Clues Answers Arm lifts toy captivating Elizabeth winchester rifle Around middle of spring, roofer goes up for further tests RETRIALS Basic writing pens bound to be yellow PRIMROSE Breaking hearts beginning to recover with mere email, say? CORRESPOND Constant unrest primarily in order, justification for war once? OPIUM Couple, in time, tidying up ITEM Creature goes down again, maybe, having gone up SPIDER Cut joint from the freezer? cold-shoulder Deplorable welsher fires revolvers for entertainme...

The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7897 Puzzle Answer Clues Answers Achieving low productivity INEFFICIENT Atomic cores NUCLEI Betrayer of their country TRAITOR Brother of Abel CAIN Chinese system governing spatial arrangements feng shui Conclusion of a poem or book ENVOI Crazy; bird CUCKOO Fit out, supply EQUIP Intense elation EUPHORIA Lack of caution RASHNESS Large black bird RAVEN Large metal milk can CHUR...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1295 Puzzle Answer Clues Answers Acts badly after work at keyboard getting the same parts? TYPECAST Advance payment showing sincerity EARNEST Care for those experiencing niggling delays at first TEND Coming in holding that isn’t regularly amusing ENTERTAINING Custom from American era USAGE Disconcert painter, non-drinker, extremely likable RATTLE Find beer possibly as favour BEFRIEND Guy from Egypt he obliges THEO Having climbed moor? That is right, it’s more spacious ROOMIER ...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27283 Puzzle Answer Clues Answers All those attending walk on air GATE Bottomless side dish, sweet or savoury FLAN Cast touring Jersey, say, looking displeased SCOWLING Confine false allies holding company back LOCALISE Eastern trio facing gaol, admitting one's a trickster MAGICIAN Feel unfit to take charge of coastal vantage point Beachy Head Fuel for heating drink COKE Gradually become less persuasive dancing in the raw wear thin Illicit global union left a load of rubbish UNLAWFUL ...

The Times - Specialist - Sunday Times GK Jumbo No 150 Puzzle Answer Clues Answers £25 (slang) PONY 'All music is folk music, I ain't never heard no ____ sing a song' (Louis Armstrong) HORSE 1955 Oscar winner, for his lead role in Marty Ernest Borgnine 1981 submarine film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen Das Boot 1992 book by Nick Hornby, originally subtitled A Fan’s Life Fever Pitch A demagogue rabble-rouser A semi-precious variety of olivine PERIDOT A sheep not doing what sheep are renowned for BELLWETHER Actor named by Prince Charles ...

The Times - Concise - Sunday Times Concise No 1614 Puzzle Answer Clues Answers Bringing about occasioning Composed CALM Dashboard FASCIA Donate GIVE Fable MYTH Hard drinker DIPSOMANIAC Humanitarianism PHILANTHROPY It’s roughly right APPROXIMATION Landlord or landlady PUBLICAN Like gold dust SCARCE Material RELEVANT Movies FILMS Clues ...

The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7896 Puzzle Solution Clues Answers (Has) happened to BEFALLEN Abashed SHAMEFACED At high speed FAST Bore; extremely WELL Carefully checked VETTED Cause to begin INITIATE Cereal crop; callus CORN City in Devon EXETER Cooked thoroughly DONE Corrosive liquid ACID Deep gorge CANYON Eats FOOD Clues An...

The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7895 Answer Clues Answers Bird; architect WREN Capital of Croatia ZAGREB Courage, determination GRIT Granular GRAINY Holiday destination RESORT Large corporation; rock CONGLOMERATE Lying outside EXTERNAL Material; worldly EARTHLY Obstinately uncooperative RECALCITRANT One who exploits others USER Clues Answers Predatory reptile (informal) ...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1294 Puzzle Answer Clues Answers Animated sailor, Leo, perhaps, meeting you POPEYE Chapter in story sent up brilliant success ECLAT Checks borders LIMITS Crucial point made in last bit of poetry? bottom line Degenerate is loudest when drunk DISSOLUTE Desperate to survive drop last-ditch Free from stench in Lourdes, so revived ODOURLESS Gentleman's address father cut short SIR Glad you began to make telling gestures? body language Leading light in surprisingly short ...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27281 Puzzle Answer Clues Answers Astronaut on reflection best among the stars SPACEMAN Brief to raise over a drink COCOA Chestnut kid keeps in grand Indian dish rogan josh Daughter has one final letter — the long version — made shorter DOWNSIZED Exercise before small drink press-up Fair queen possibly shunning Duke of Wellington and porter car boot sale Fight organisers with issue the cause of weak interaction? w boson Get down a word in French, the first word penned unmount Guy on ornate litter? YOUNG ...

The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7894 Puzzle Answer Clues Answers Belonging to them THEIR Blissfully pastoral IDYLLIC City of California san jose Class to which humans belong MAMMALIA Customary practice USAGE Energy, style ELAN Female fan of Bacchus MAENAD Garden implements RAKES Given prominence FEATURED Hitchcock film PSYCHO Hive insect BEE Hospital photos X-rays In the wings ...

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1293 Puzzle Solution Clues Answers Big tree a jazzman originally identified in Washington WELLINGTONIA Brought from a distance? That’s unbelievable! far-fetched Composer upset about pistol case HOLSTER Control male ox STEER Dreary routine involving stags in autumn? RUT Fawn upon grown-up relative finally touring area ADULATE Flightless bird in Prague museum EMU Greeting the Spanish commended at first — in women, mostly WELCOME Military tribunal heard top officer when speaking court martial ...