The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,947 - Jul 26 2016 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,947 - Jul 26 2016 Crossword Answer

Clues

Answers

A tin exploded over old Italian starter

ANTIPASTO

Admission of guilt got by copper during dinner with father

MEACULPA

Amateur's first stitch around bottom of smock is wonky

ASKEW

Badly need a key to one way of looking at things

NAKEDEYE

Conservative charged and humiliated

CHASTENED

Debauchee drinking good red stuff

ROUGE

Doctor arranged yacht trips round island

PSYCHIATRIST

Doctor maintained by benefit gets an easy ride

DODDLE

Explanation of game with brother in charge

RUBRIC

Fasten a turnip top to a sweet container

PINATA

Female singer almost gets a milkshake

FRAPPE

Free toilets for the Home Counties!

LOOSE

Get the better of unfashionable party

OUTDO

Gorbachev's first lass not affected by his policy

GLASNOST

Clues	Answers
Keep going in Felixtowe Road	TOWER
Keep swapping joint of meat with coppers	CHOPANDCHANGE
Penny rejected dead part of flower	PETAL
Plant found in bottomless pit by European with drill	HELLEBORE
Pleased to get one lariat designed to catch old combatant	GLADIATORIAL
Priest in tricky situation died, abandoned	SCRAPPED
Promised to deal with nasty Kent odour	UNDERTOOK
Ready to cover the French correspondent's first exclusive	SELECT
Retired salesman sacked Nelson's workforce	PERSONNEL
Revolutionary vetting Leonardo's second sketch	VIGNETTE
Steered clear of wife tucking into cheese cooked by daughter	ESCHEWED
Sympathetic words for inflexible soprano	HARDLINES
Tiny little child receiving letter from abroad	MINUTE
Unsophisticated American joke by queen meeting drinks supplier	CRACKERBARREL