A Conversation for Cryptic Crossword Issue 002

Cryptic Crossword Answers

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1 Across: Uncle gets a degree for a dance (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceSamba

1 Down: Test air for layers (7)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceStriate

2 Down: Foggy weather is found in the mountains (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceMisty

3 Down: Unruly race for land (4)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceAcre

4 Down: Obstructs and sections cattle without a GuideML bulleted list (6)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceBlocks

5 Across: Used without candy for dental care (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceFloss

5 Down: The ultimate answer (5,3)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceForty Two

6 Down: Neither inside nor a way out (7)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceOutdoor

7 Down: Little Spike Milligan joined a 50/50 deal (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceSmall

8 Across: Instrument gets celibate lovers going(5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceCello

9 Across: Uplifting as knight reverses in front of queen (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceRiser

10 Across: Don't eat it, drink it (3)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceTea

11 Across: Thrilled with Tex iced to perfection (7)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceExcited

12 Across: Extra in unusual song and dance routine (4)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceAlso

13 Down: Larry was an old British entertainer decorated by the queen (3)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceOBE

14 Across: The essence of the spoils of war (3)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceOil

15 Across: Abode with all the charm of French toilets (6)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceBedsit

16 Down: Time and the marten could be wiped out (8)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceErasable

17 Across: European capital gets cider after 100 are out for a duck (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceEider

18 Down: Dire DNA reading leaves one feeling dehydrated (7)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceDrained

19 Across: Could be better and begins worryingly heading towards 135 degrees (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceWorse

20 Down: Individual focused dishonestly (3)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceOne

21 Down: A cowboy film as viewed from Hawaii (7)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceEastern

22 Across: I go in to NW London area for court proceedings(6)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceAction

23 Down: Dry like a mixture of bronze and gold (6)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceThirst

24 Across: A time from her adolescence (3)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceEra

24 Down: Return and go in (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceEnter

25 Across: Disputed first place with the chickens (4)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceEggs

26 Down: Leaving concealed by dingo ingratitude (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceGoing

27 Across: Emphasised like Mina, Jimster, Ashley et al (7)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceItalics

28 Down: Delusions of grandeur forfeits you from the bonus reversal (4)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceSnob

29 Across: Imperial heavyweight from Hampton Court (3)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceTon

30 Across: Sound of an optical and olfactory receptor combined (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceNoise

31 Across: Use rope to snare a loss (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceLasso

32 Across: Spine from a horrid German (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceRidge

33 Across: Start a binge that gets messy (5)
smiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spacesmiley - spaceBegin




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