The Times – Concise – Times Concise No 9330 Clues Answers (Of an electrical device) connected to the ground EARTHED — Palace, historic house in Oxfordshire BLENHEIM Absurd pretence CHARADE Alloy of copper and zinc BRASS At the appointed time on cue Chop into small cubes DICE Circular objects facilitating movement WHEELS Deletion, obliteration ERASURE…

The Times – Concise – Times Concise No 9329 Clues Answers (Of an accent) spoken with an emphasised “r” sound RHOTIC Ablaze on fire Aeroplane propeller AIRSCREW Become less hot COOL Car modified for speed HOTROD Contributor to state finances TAXPAYER Conventional, standard ORTHODOX Edible tuber POTATO Foremost group VANGUARD Head-to-head one-on-one In the existing…

The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 2489 Clues Answers Arabs reconstructed Iraqi city BASRA Child needs formal outfit for clubs, say minor suit First of bassists with musical group BAND Fish essence, did you say? SOLE Give up the role, as tricky lose heart Great deal to draw LOTTO Hold last of…

The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28715 Clues Answers “British” and “English” align badly in a foreign tongue BENGALI Bird, one very loud, at first calling hidden in cut hay CHIFFCHAFF Bug within pelt one put away INFURIATE Children start well OFFSPRING Copy Martin, perhaps, as a name from an earlier generation PATRONYMIC…

The Times – Concise – Times Concise No 9328 Clues Answers Banish (rumours or misconceptions, eg) DISPEL Daybreak DAWN Demise DOWNFALL Ecclesiastical post DEACON Emergency warning red alert Fall short of a pass mark FAIL Fees for membership etc DUES Flood defence DYKE Juicy, luscious SUCCULENT Legal declaration made under oath AFFIDAVIT Lumbering PONDEROUS Maiden…

The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 2488 Clues Answers A flower got from bed AROSE Apprentice, one who’s being paid under pound LEARNER Audibly, what could be you or I making assertion AVOWAL Awfully valiant citizen of Northern Europe LATVIAN Bright article found in sea BRAINY Carefully prepare man starting union GROOM…

The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28714 Clues Answers Artist at home turned up wearing boy’s cords laniards Asian queen visiting Paisley? IRANIAN Bond accepting kiss over death EXIT Booze on account of which wind audibly delivered white wine Church with oddly naïve leading girl NIECE Cover you might put on slate area…

The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 2485 Clues Answers A little gale blowing around some pasta TAGLIATELLE Animal seen regularly in Aztec burial ZEBRA Beat up cop in lift for Tarantino film Pulp Fiction Cry from a sled — space for fungus? MUSHROOM Expel leaders of our university skiing team OUST Fashion…

The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28711 Clues Answers A female tennis ace ASHE Actually withdrawing a pound in bank RELY Assume one is in position POSIT Cocktail to pick up at lunchtime perhaps reluctantly at first, a small quantity MARGARITA Collapsed, going by railway? Don’t use the line? tumble dry Couple like…

The Times – Concise – Times Concise No 9314 Clues Answers Agricultural tool MATTOCK Applied, hands-on PRACTICAL Artist’s range of colours PALETTE Bands of colour STRIPES Bicycle made for two TANDEM Coastal region of pleasant climate RIVIERA Dedicated poem ODE Drive out EXPEL Entirely innocent BLAMELESS Exaggerate OVERSTATE Garlic bulb segment CLOVE Health resort SPA…