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123456 7 8 9 10 11 1213 1415 16 171819 20 21 22 232425 26 27 282930 31 323334 35 363738 39 40 414243 44 45 464748 49 50 515253 5455 56The prize for each of the first
correct solutions to the Cryptic
and times2 Jumbo clues to be
opened will be a collection of
Times reference books —
including The Times Universal
Atlas of the World, Collins
English Dictionary & Thesaurus, and Bradford’s
Crossword Solver’s Dictionary published by
HarperCollins. Entries should be marked “Cryptic” or
“times2” and sent to: The Times Jumbo Crossword
1553, PO Box 2164, Colchester, Essex CO2 8LJ; or
emailed to: [email protected], with “Cryptic 1553”
or “times2 1553” in the subject line, to arrive by May 12.
Open to 18+, UK & ROI residents only. The winners and
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FLY I NGDOCTOR BRIGHTENEDThe winner is Mr John de Bruyn of
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Easter Monday Cryptic
Jumbo solution No 1551
12 Overpriced; showy (11)
18 German airship (8)
20 Most remarkable feature of a creative
work (5,2,10)
22 Four-sided figure (6)
24 Australian city (8)
26 Use of cosmetics (8)
29 Use of economic or cultural pressures
to influence former dependencies (14)
32 Keep; jam (8)
33 Japanese robe (6)
34 Too elaborate; agitated (11)
36 Closely pursued; in difficulties
(4-7)
37 Relating to the higher strata of society
(5-5)
39 Visible signs of a particular situation
or role (9)
42 Part of wicket nearest batsman’s body
(3,5)
46 Marked like a zebra (7)
47 Arab national (6)
49 Search for underground water (5)
51 Part of an act (5)
52 Flat-topped hill (4)Cryptic clues
Across
1 Provider of social introductions to
a smart set possibly (11)
7 Turning Mossad’s core agents —
note about four likely to join up
(11)
13 Cut up over doctrine being
changed — it’s not helpful (17)
14 Put in type of small English ram
(3,2)
15 Volunteers chess piece for
capturing (6)
16 Large car going back into
advanced plant for restorative
action? (8)
17 Club perhaps losing several
seconds costs series (7)
19 Set up the brim of sombrero
initially to tease dandy (9)
21 Allowing girl showy jewellery (8)
23 House in Home Counties close to
motorway (4)
25 What can raise lumps needing at
first to be covered by clothing (5)
27 Compelled civil engineer to split
crossing (6)
28 Bigoted and enthusiastic about
right in unrewarding time (10)
30 Deplore pay scale for top
management? (8)
31 Property cleaner cries with attic
having to be reorganised (14)
34 Sobriety at business? Some getting
drunk (14)
35 Lover of the beautiful with a short
girl, note (8)
38 Ceasing to be home for artist in
removal (10)
40 Species at this point forms social
class (6)
41 Gauleiter, losing province after
return, secure again (5)
43 Second person once seen wearing
socks in hothouse? (4)
44 Means to choose short film (4,4)
45 George displaying gold helmet
piece for auction (9)
48 Hedging put back: sound cut by a
small volume (7)
49 Certain South Pacific needs a
change of key (8)
50 Military show inking on skin (6)
53 Returning to identify one’s dope
(5)
54 Actually, “nymphet” is misused
and not in a kind way (17)
55 Endlessly prolong situation not
having to settle in mitigation (11)
56 Middle of Kent county, nice and
never one inconvenience (11)
Down
1 Moment to change direction to
start to exploit game (4-4-3)
2 Millions in NZ city lacking land in
a violent rage (5)
3 Prolonged muscle contraction set
tuna swimming (7)
4 Cautious when getting head down
and twisted to one side (4)
5 A number holding promotion by
pub is shabby (10)
6 He led operation to scramble
communication device (14)
7 Knife found in dried up sea is kept
for the record (8)
8 Succeeded with fish spear (5)
9 High point of belief about church
held by Poles (9)
10 For instance, radios and televisions
can be valuable items (6)
11 I’m talented partner working
between government ministries
(17)
12 Dickens is so naff, too (11)
18 Paper coming down on newly-
formed union (8)
20 One whose speciality is dialogue
in awkward voice translations (17)
22 Great folly girl’s built in northern
area (6)
24 Arbitrator set up duty list the same
(8)
26 Policeman dispatched without
right equipment endlessly (8)
29 What insects can do to mongrel
and parrot at home upset (5-9)
32 The Spanish race has horse
coming after ten others (8)
33 Excitement on account of
European seen around old city (6)
3 4 American put out in a cosy home
— eastern spot European husband
set up (11)
36 Choose yttrium component finally
in part for battery fluid (11)
37 A prized stone set up, literally this,
classically? (10)
39 Big spider scuttled into rubbish,
oddly ugly, note (9)
42 Cable installers converted Nine
Elms (8)
46 Managed cold inside for every
reindeer active in winter (7)
47 Cat family includes the tigers,
though two in three are gone (6)
49 Girl’s not finished eating hot
Japanese food (5)
51 Stock a line in fashionable style
(5)
52 Staunch supporter (4)Across
1 Sanskrit epic of ancient India (11)
7 Outstanding work or achievement (11)
13 Artist’s view of countryside (9,8)
14 Intellectually active (5)
15 Less far away (6)
16 American term for swede (8)
17 Soft Italian cheese (7)
19 System allowing cross-referencing on
screen (9)
21 Move from one pace to another (8)
23 Operatic song (4)
25 City of Yorkshire (5)
27 Platform for moving goods (6)
28 Hot cheese-filled tortilla (10)
30 Velvety fabric (8)
31 Treated so as not to absorb moisture
(5-9)
34 Excessive belief in one’s abilities (14)
35 Very difficult to deal with (8)
38 Curse, imprecation (10)
40 (Of time) pass (6)
41 Go in (5)
43 Cry out in pain or grief (4)
44 French emperor (8)45 Secretly listen in (9)
48 Becoming more successful (2,3,2)
49 Full length of a race (8)
50 Marine fish (6)
53 Literary style or category (5)
54 NME in full (3,7,7)
55 1946 film with Lauren Bacall and
Humphrey Bogart (3,3,5)
56 One of Titania’s attendants (AMND)
(11)Down
1 Pensively sad (11)
2 Shrub yielding reddish-brown dye (5)
3 Cover with (something) (7)
4 (Of door) slightly open (4)
5 Satisfactorily, acceptably (10)
6 Queen album; Marx Brothers film
(1,3,2,3,5)
7 Behaving extremely wildly or
violently (8)
8 Hindu god (5)
9 Keen interest (9)
10 Food fish (6)
11 Listing of voters (9,8)times2 clues
Easter Monday times2
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BUS I NESSL I KEVEHEMENTLYThe winner is Mr Leon Jaume of
London W11For more crosswords and your favourite
puzzles go to thetimes.co.ukJumbo crossword No 1553
The next Jumbo crossword will appear on
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