| 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 designer skirting northern body of water | CHANNEL |
| Final piece of plastic | LAST |
| Finally invent rationale for betrayal | TREASON |
| Intimidate blokes with club, perhaps? | MENACE |
| Look intently around river and eat grass | GRAZE |
| Low-risk snack for burglar? | safe-cracker |
| Mark almost excessively drunk | BLOTTO |
| Once omit weird digital symbol | EMOTICON |
| Period charm | SPELL |
| Pinched scarf close to town | STOLEN |
| Pioneer with time to complain furiously over jacket | TRAILBLAZER |
| Places to land black items of clothing | JETTIES |
| Prison beginning to concern couple | CLINK |
| Protest’s purpose | OBJECT |
| Recall computers making racket | SCAM |
| Require some gene editing | NEED |
| Shudder when head of museum breaks three cups? | TREMBLE |
| Strangely, inert gas is fuming the most? | ANGRIEST |
| Too inept to move stealthily | on tiptoe |