June Scott - 500 Cryptic Clues

500 Cryptic Clues Copyright 2012 June Scott The moral right of the author has been asserted. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study,
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Answers are given at the back.

Here are some examples showing the mechanics of
clue-solving: 1. CAT - act strangely (strangely = anagram indicator). 2. TUBE - underground pipe (double definition). 3. 4. 4.

SEINE - Parisian flower (flower = river).
! denotes anagram. 1. Correct a Greek letter. 2. Flatter. 3.

Go softly from lighthouse. 4. First help with redesigned mosaic. 5. Sterling silver. 6.

Animal from China? 7. Yearn to destroy number. 8. Tease. 9. 10. 10.

Exist to assert positively. 11. Double letter in extremities. 12. Work with very large calculation. 13.

Sounds as if golfers might play here. 14. Underground spy. 15. Dodge pig. 16.

Beige or khaki. 17. Grips knob! 18. Loud animal. 19. 20. 20.

Patrol car. 21. Last letter sent to home office. 22. Animal with scales? 23. 24. 24.

Southern tipple. 25. Astute lose a penny. 1. Birds fly back for another. 2.

Vacancy within hotel. 3. Large quarry. 4. Darkness in storm. 5.

She has oxygen and nitrogen. 6. Twist two ways. 7. Honest cat! 8. 9. 9.

Periodical dish. 10. Coloured part of leg. 11. Contest twice. 12.

Car park admirer. 13. Shredded tobacco. 14. Ten criticise in retrospect. 15.

Low revolution. 16. Gettin breathless. 17. Friend returns to side of stage. Flinch. 19. 19.

Drink loses last letter. 20. A hundred fight. 21. Long time attached to animal. 22.

Drink in Home Counties. 23. Number in rabbit. 24. Chess piece. 25.

In eternity. 1. Five in advantage. 2. Bird caught in a net. 3.

Back legal right. 4. Redirect letters. 5. Swansong. 6.

We return in alarm. 7. Drink ten and then hesitate. 8. Guard the editor at front. 9.

Let the lad go around with us. 10. Sheep goes north. 11. Dull surface to chop down. 12.

Colin has another name. 13. Boy of six protected by father. 14. Street level. 15.

Held in the balance. 16. North-Eastern French town. 17. Annoy. 18.

Dress correctly. 19. Wander about. 20. From a Nordic country. 21.

Watch chain. 22. Medic surrounds small car. 23. He built a drain. 24.

He initially eats raspberry ice-cream. 25. Opera house. 1. Encircling the short answer. 2.

Change one quietly around. 3. Solo turn. 4. Mince as butcher might make. 5.

I sit in the couch. 6. Turbulent stream has obstruction at one end. 7. One of a pair. 8.

Lose ones balance on slippery oil. 9. No money required here. 10. Leave nothing. 11.

Found in cold climate. 12. Company is in a mess. 13. Dumping ground for old car perhaps. 14.

Quietly augmenting. 15. In comparison. 16. First read over my exam. 17.

High hotel. 18. Confer knighthood first class. 19. Love upsets an electrical unit. 20.

Contest with backward girl. 21. With thanks to the manservant. 22. Aaaabbddis! 23. 24. 24.

Remain with the royal navy. 25. Somehow hide fifty in centre. 1. Regular and symmetrical. 2.

This item sounds unnecessary. 3. Blows. 4. Go fast on snow. Right! 5.

Where to locate someone without advertising. 6. Trip / error. 7. Above a hundred have cereal. 8.

To be idle when involved with Britsh Rail. 9. A male servant. 10. The quotient provides the answer. 11.

Abruptly pull in. 12. Amateur involved with his equipment. 13. Second class insect. 14.

A trio can give us this. 15. Search a trunk for this. 16. Sounds like a visitor. 17.

Duke receives kick. 18. Pine for a fancy tunic. 19. Sue danger! 20. 21. 21.

Animal exchanges central letter. 22. One of a pack. 23. Combine ink and water. 24.

Add numbers. 25. Secure direction. 1. Degree for companion. 2.

Travels in the centre. 3. The Spanish fish. 4. Small weight in auction. 5.

Exist around the microwave. 6. Surgery in part of face. 7. Did he drive a beetle? 8. 9. 9.

Highlight of Bach and Elgar. 10. England upset in war. 11. Good fortune. 12.

BBC producer perhaps? 13. Twice is mixed with blue. 14. Antelope has practical skill. 15. 16. 16.

Convenient when varied. 17. To emphasise exchange Ecstasy for gold. 18. Navy skirts! 19. 20. 20.

Final letter in schedule. 21. Drive around. 22. East Indian Apes. 23.

He joins church of England. 24. Feature of park and ride bus system. 25. Six is somehow valid. 1.

Angry nation. 2. Deduce from a number. 3. She has lost a letter. 4.

Lubricate perhaps. 5. Read without directions. 6. I remember all new openings. 7.

Ones refuge in India. 8. Also another possibility. 9. Lawyer might imbibe this drink. 10.

Bachelor girl. 11. Polish up graduate. 12. Alternative boat has friend around. 13.

Guided tin monk! 14. Study impression. 15. Where to find Institution of Civil Engineers. 16. 17. 17.

Insufficient food here? 18. Hard nut. 19. Titanium punt. 20. 21. 21.

A beginner in another country. 22. He longs to live here. 23. Post Office ground. 24.

No right of access. 25. Roman road. 1. Company opening railway. 2.

Cattle cross here. 3. Deface entrance. 4. Farm building with main item of food. 5.

Back bone china and meat. 6. Graham surrounds National Trust. 7. Found in North Ronaldsay Orkney. 8.

In Perth! 9. First submerge beneath earth. 10. Mix a half eleven. 11. 12. 12.

Railway system is to the left. 13. Kick in three directions. 14. Gold is found in another precious stone. Vegetable. 16. 16.

Where you might trip on kerb. 17. Level inside platform. 18. Lay small animals to rest here. 19.

Applaud in the street. 20. Please welcome back inside. 21. Mopes around. 22.

Relative at the centre of fashion. 23. A penny too much. 24. First hydrogen missile. 25.

Smart lady. 1. Keel over. 2. Degree for grandparent. 3.

Enter in in inn. 4. Calcium oxide. 5. Bird. 6.

Expensive hotel. 7. Kings beer. 8. Greek monkey. 9.

Not a pretty sight one hears. 10. Conference. 11. He has energy. 12.

Probe answer inside. 13. Rich tea. O.K! 14. Consult an anthology to find this fruit. 15.

Odds on tangled chain. 16. Fixed point of time. 17. Summer hat perhaps. 18.

Everyone in photo. 19. Screw rates! 20. Metal lost letter. 21. 22. 22.

Standard cut. 23..or simply cut. 24. Eat everything abroad. 25. 1. 1.

Winner in the attempt. 2. Noisy island. 3. He spelt her name the wrong way. 4.

Of little value in India. 5. A hundred and fifty are together. 6. Expressing possibility. 7.

French station surrounds auction. 8. She encircles two articles. 9. Diamond or emerald for mum. 10.

Strive for superiority in French wine. 11. This dress is the right article for her. 12. Is surrounded by an assembly of males. 13.