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Kezza asked in Education & ReferenceTrivia · 9 years ago

Cryptic Crossword clues and answers?

Notwithstanding (12)

President bereft of a Shakespearean character (5)

Was affected by low temperature and became statuesque (5)

Almost a frame of mind to make beastly noise (3)

Fruit highly esteemed in China (9)

What one who neglects to take his fare will do (6)

Ride range as one of the guards (9)

Cut the charge for salad food (3)

They are shot at garden pests (5)

Inmates dont have to join the competition (5)

This plant is an aubergine (3)

I complain when the girl is upset (5)

Make a row, as rankers are told to do (4,2)

Leaves much to be desired by abstainers (3)

Update:

A few more to help with:

Bird ranges at large in French sea (9)

Seemingly, he must succeed (4,8)

Sense master'supset by new rating (12)

About vehicle overturned by speedster (5)

The clue about the inmates dont have to join competition looks something like E_T_ _

Update 2:

A few more to help with:

Bird ranges at large in French sea (9)

Seemingly, he must succeed (4,8)

Sense master'supset by new rating (12)

About vehicle overturned by speedster (5)

The clue about the inmates dont have to join competition looks something like E_T_ _

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  • J. J..
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    President bereft of a Shakespearean character (5)REGAN

    (Ronald Reagan bereft of "a" = Regan, daughter in King Lear)

    Was affected by low temperature and became statuesque (5)FROZE

    Almost a frame of mind to make beastly noise (3) MOO

    (beastly noise = moo, frame of mind = "mood' therefore almost a frame of mind = moo)

    Fruit highly esteemed in China (9) MANDARINS

    What one who neglects to take his fare will do (6) STARVE

    Ride range as one of the guards (9) GRENADIER

    (anagram of "ride range")

    Cut the charge for salad food (3) = COS

    charge = cost. cut = cos ie salad food

    They are shot at garden pests (5) SLUGS

    (bullets and pests)

    This plant is an aubergine (3) EGG

    (Eggplant = aubergine)

    Make a row, as rankers are told to do (4,2) LINE UP

    Leaves much to be desired by abstainers (3) TEA

    (tea leaves, teetotallers = abstainers)

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    I complain when the girl is upset (5) NAOMI

    (naomi = girl and "upset" = backwards it is "I moan" ie complain)

    Notwithstanding (12) SURRENDERING (possibly)

    not withstanding = give up or surrender

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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