The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 2406 |
Clues |
Answers |
Assistant keeps son apart |
ASIDE |
Dispose of girl’s heart perhaps |
DISCARD |
Diving aid in small island |
SCUBA |
Essential temperature inside medicine bottle |
VITAL |
Extremely reliable translation going back |
REVERSION |
Factory hand preparing the instruction book? |
manual worker |
For nourishment, a fruit, not forgetting the core |
ALIMENT |
Graduate’s at home, providing bowl |
BASIN |
Head waiter tolerated him, after a fashion |
maitre dhotel |
I shall wish to show malice |
ill will |
In new part of house first position additional cable |
extension lead |
Increase applause after the start |
RAISE |
Left port weighed down |
LADEN |
Nature worshipper from an island failed to speak |
ANIMIST |
Odd way to move around |
STRANGE |
Old boys’ time drinking together? There’s a thing |
OBSESSION |
Outlaw pop group over regular instances of riot |
BANDIT |
Rainless day to welcome a wood nymph |
DRYAD |
Returning somewhat empty, fill untidily and set aside |
NULLIFY |
Roll up, that’s the point |
NUB |
South-western city we don’t expect to run out of water? |
WELLS |
Speaking well of hospital department after illness |
FLUENT |
Stab no illiterate would attempt? |
Educated guess |
Young lady from the upper-class set? |
GEL |