Irish Daily Mail Cryptic Crossword Clue - Get Answers For March 18, 2024
by Abisha
Updated Mar 18, 2024
The Irish Daily Mail’s cryptic crossword is the ultimate brain teaser. It’s full of funny clues and obscure links that even the most experienced puzzle solver can struggle to solve. So what are you waiting for? Let’s get cracking
A capital in Asia? Bad! Bad! Bad!- (5,5)
The Solution is ADDISABABA
The capital city of Ethiopia.
Hellish final scramble involving English sailors (8)
The Solution is INFERNAL
Relating to hell or resembling hell.
Novelist with friends in France (4)
The Solution is AMIS
A French word meaning "friends," also the surname of novelist Martin Amis.
Deposit is taken back by lieutenant- (4)
The Solution is SILT
Fine particles of sediment or soil that are carried and deposited by water.
Captive audience at first, say, turning on entertainer (7)
The Solution is HOSTAGE
A person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition.
Cupid nearly shot singer (5,6)
The Solution is CYNDILAUPER
Refers to Cyndi Lauper, an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
Law they break to become rich (7)
The Solution is WEALTHY
Having a great deal of money, resources, or possessions; rich.
Lighter left beside hearing aid? (4)
The Solution is LAMP
A device for giving light, typically consisting of a bulb or a tube mounted in a socket.
Branch grasped by climber (4)
The Solution is LIMB
A branch or a large main division of a tree.
Journalist about to have a drink (8)
The Solution is REPORTER
A person who investigates and reports or edits news stories for newspapers, magazines, radio, or television.
Virginity somewhere in Berkshire- (10)
The Solution is MAIDENHEAD
A woman's virginity or the upper part of a river or stream.
Times covering new girl (5)
The Solution is AGNES
A female given name of Greek origin, meaning "pure" or "chaste."
Think constantly about source of water in river (5,2)
The Solution is DWELLON
A variation of the word "dwell," meaning to live in or at a specified place.
Urgent call about new boys (4)
The Solution is SONS
Male offspring; boys or young men in relation to their parents.
Soothing stuff said to be found in royal residence (8)
The Solution is BALMORAL
A large estate in Scotland, often associated with the British royal family.
Bishop finally has to curse (5)
The Solution is BLAST
A destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outward from an explosion.
Spice from Hamburg in Germany (6)
The Solution is GINGER
A hot, fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant, used as a flavoring or medicine.
Like Autumn leaves, oddly white and red (8)
The Solution is WITHERED
Shriveled or dried up, usually as a result of aging, disease, or lack of moisture.
Minister concealed by Uncle Richard (6)Plain dress I repair (7)
The Solution is CLERIC
A priest or religious leader, especially in the Christian Church.
Plain dress I repair (7)
The Solution is PRAIRIE
A large open area of grassland, especially in North America.
Sign in more than 50% of reading rooms (5)
The Solution is LIBRA
The seventh astrological sign in the Zodiac, represented by the symbol of the Scales and associated with balance and justice.
Beg for introduction to punk and heavy metal (5)
The Solution is PLEAD
To make an emotional or earnest appeal; to beg or implore.
Drive home after Scarlet Pimpernel starts (4)
The Solution is SPIN
To rotate or turn around quickly.
