Times Cryptic Crossword #28225

Times Cryptic · 30 clues with answers and explanations · 2022-02-28

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1 Conservative member not happy making U-turn (9)

Answer

CLIMBDOWN
6 Pilgrim's greeting, welcoming a couple of judges (5)

Answer

HAJJI
9 One trembles, sent without cover after killer (5)

Def

killer

Answer

ASPEN
10 Edgar gutted by cryptic containing nothing designed to be easy (9)

Answer

ERGONOMIC
11 Lack of feeling shown by Richardson? (4-11)

Answer

HARD-HEARTEDNESS
13 Crack about taking in queen's minder (8)

Answer

CHAPERON
14 Woman I see hiding gun (6)

Def

Woman

Type

Charade, Container

Expl

AHA (synonym of "I see") + GAT (synonym of "gun") [container: "hiding"]; definition: "Woman"

Answer

AGATHA
16 Half of news two journalists wanted (6)

Def

wanted

Answer

NEEDED
18 Compose music for the monastery, showing taste (8)

Def

taste

Answer

PENCHANT
21 To a militarist, an awful approach to government (15)

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of TO + A + MILITARIST, + AN = TOTALITARIANISM

Answer

TOTALITARIANISM
23 Degenerate bum stealing pounds (9)

Answer

BACKSLIDE
25 Fellow feeling California escapes disaster (5)

Answer

AMITY
26 Clare's town losing time in activity in court (5)

Answer

ENNIS
27 Something corny cut by Irish writer, one from Dublin or Antrim? (9)

Answer

EASTERNER