Clues of Repute 9
Reputable clues of variable styles. Enjoy some of the world’s wryest.
1. Zip through a cultural performance (5) _ _ E _ _
2. Flood engineers have canal (9) _ _ A _ A _ C _ _
3. Tipsy chef swallows spirit (6) _ S _ _ _ _
4. Swaggering revolutionary capturing 40% of his country (5) _ _ _ _ O
5. Stoop over and adjust stocking (7) _ E _ A _ _ _
6. Mounted play: Merchant of Venice (4) _ _ _ O
7. Off-peak call? (5) _ O _ E _
8. Castle guards want moat to be more than this! (4-4) _ N _ _ / _ E _ _
COR8 ANSWERS: Imp-ersonal [anag], parasiti-c [reversal + c], A-then-S, scaremonger [anag], I-dea[r], uni[o]n-tell-i-gent, 0-verd[i]-0, banana republic [anag]