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The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 10 22
The Times Cryptic
Clue
Answer
Dog pen Erica locks unhappily
COCKER SPANIEL
Delivery is badly organised, showing contempt
DERISIVELY
Book produced by original man, great chronicler
ADAM BEDE
Gardener about to retreat at back of house
HOER
European province in movement making quick progress
DANISH
Occurrence at Wimbledon featured in best-seller, unusually stylish writing
BELLES LETTRES
Small room for game
LOO
Switch needs hammering in cylinder, briefly
REROUTE
Vehicle in frozen region caught out
ARTIC
Decide to get puzzle out again
RESOLVE
Artificial language of emperor dismissing king
NEO
Rat, possibly, in rubbish outside study
RODENT
Detest bowler, perhaps — and Essex opener!
HATE
Amelia is one admitting love affair
LIAISON
Go over again, bringing up horse
RECAP
Instrument originally played in area near Oxford
PIANO
Losing head, violently destroy marine mollusc
OYSTER
Outlay keeping female swans in river
EXPENSE
Burrowing marsupial initially waiting for start of fight
WOMBAT
Suitable to steal
APPROPRIATE
Where councillors may be, securing merger
INCORPORATION
Painter’s instant source of information
MONET
Famous Frenchman showing some maps of his country
DESCARTES
Plums and biscuits
CRACKERS
Silent diplomacy involving Irish leader
TACIT
Key period of abstinence limiting superior food
ESCULENT
Polish soldiers, excellent chaps beginning to train
REFINEMENT
“Crotchety” used to be an expression of contempt
WASPISH
Furrow Oscar found in wooded area
GROOVE
Like many a soldier or prisoner given words to say
CONSCRIPTED
Rescue brute, grabbing tail finally
SALVAGE
Notice in quarrels some piercing objects
BRADAWLS
Forceful, macho types held in check
VEHEMENT
Devious woman primarily serving in village eatery
EVASIVE
Solution Victor dropped in Channel at Cowes?
SOLVENT
Nuts only 40% chewed
MAST
Crossword compiler, about fifty, one taking up residence
SETTLER
Abstainer, one calculating amount of Assam, do we hear?
TEETOTALLER
Stars performing outside Brazilian port
ORION