Cryptic December 12, 2022 Answers
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Cryptic Crossword No. 11,284 by Italicus posted on Monday, December 12, 2022
Across Clues
- Defending North, defeated warlord seizes tribesman’s principal weapon
- Harry died chasing barbarian around capital of Oman
- Hawk we regularly spotted in canopy is stirring
- Starts to beat everyone in organised match play
- Intense setter following former model about
- Improvise detailed explanation of whereabouts to protect daughter
- Nasty sailor given lease on exposed coastal area
- Steward thanks king partaking in race
- Lecherous fellow twirling bit of military tash
- Places of solace drunk found on lake
- Gondoliers, say, discovered a source of luxury food
- Plot where French essentially exploit independent oil producer
- Evaluates drug injected into rodents
- Earl in very bad mood about empty diary? No way!
Down Clues
- Kindly Vulcan, upset about uniform, stripped bare
- Artist’s subject clutching tip of grazed elbow
- Briefly expose rear in movie scene
- Intimidating look from leading actor when given direction
- Approaches Open University concerning conclusion of thesis
- Physician grasping lesson on European complaint
- Ignore Nationalist and choose to welcome German
- Drink outside hotel before graduate dance
- Wager on Henry supporting the French in border settlement
- Nothing stops chairman playing instrument
- Implored minister to echo penetrating conclusion
- Enchanting female plays sports in Colorado
- Sauce stored in barrel is Hollandaise
- Football match abandoned by Penny’s sweetheart
- Small pound for animal
- Beat tops of tables hearing result of by-election