Slang terms for money co-star with Theresa May and Donald Trump in our pick of the best from the broadsheet cryptics
If you’re curious about cryptics, the Guardian’s quiptic series reaches its thousandth puzzle today. And if you’re a cryptic devotee, Carpathian’s puzzle is well worth your attention.
Time for Micawber's Toughie crossword review of the year - today's Telegraph, p20. pic.twitter.com/n4BOgcz1Xk
9acMay must accept European sovereignty, being blue (8)
[synonym for ‘can’ containingabbrev. for ‘European’& synonym for ‘sovereignty’]
[CAN containing E & RULE]
6d Trump’s usual response to criticism, Donald’s leadership heading off trouble twice as stock index falls one point (6,4)
[first letter of DONALD (‘Donald’s leadership’) + TROUBLE with first two letters missing (‘heading off trouble twice’) + a prominent ‘stock index’ + abbrev. for a compass ‘point’]
[D + OUBLE + DOW + N]
8d/16d/19dA quid? There! (3,4,2,4,4,3,5,2)
13acHarry’s inherently appealing (9)
[Latin term for ‘inherently’ + synonym for ‘appealing’]
[PER SE + CUTE]