Letter C 264250–264500

Cloth by the kitchen sink Capital, Rwanda Conductor – test of criticism Computing language – world’s most populous island Cinema or restaurant for motorists Complete disbeliever Chocolate treat – trainee girl guide? Cranny’s partner? Child’s drawer? Came (anag.) Cardigan Bay resort and university town Closed railway van – informal term for car Central place of worship Conflagration tackler Cassius Clay, later Cook (in one’s own juices?) Catch fish in a large net Condescend (to do something) Computer programming language – densely populated island Cross in church Cocktail of vodka, cranberry and grapefruit juice Creator of much suffering Conspiracy, chaos or string? Cold-shoulder – ‘cos I stare (anag) Camp under it Cheese-making by-product Card game similar to rummy Clumsy or amateur Classical jurisprudence Currency in Canberra Concise quality Central London district, known for its nightlife Creative freedom – on Celtic piece (anag) Comic effect? CID’s pointer (anag) – it details someone’s appearance Country which declared independence in 1990, recognized 1991 Collapse due to overwork CIA trials (anag) – mocking the powerful Child of poor behaviour Chelsea FC nickname – US music genre Colour of Victorian photographs Chardonnay and Perrier, perhaps Copacetic – up to scratch Classic teashop name and English name for French city Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar Card, home or phone Crucifix inverter Country with currency kip County – where oysters found Communication caber Cud-chewer and wool-provider Creditworthy – eg methanol County – twerps Cloak-and-dagger operations Coined – in the money! Closely fitted necklace Cement, sand, stone and water Container for salt or cocktails Cross-Channel destination for some Capital on the Tagus Channel Island – cow Cancel, make void Chart of operations sequence Ciggy butt Church jurisdiction Container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts California amphitheatre at which the Beatles played Crowing chap of the roost? Commensurately Charles – or chesspiece? Corporate colours? Criminal restrainer Cellar grains Cilla (anag) Catania volcano Country once bordered by Bechuanaland Charge with moisture Central stage – or where one may be found Cold dish from a NY hotel? Complex (problem) Cricketing put-down Cholesterol-lowering medication Country or classical? Church’s underground chamber Cutting from a plant Cutting gear Country on Borneo’s northern coast Clingy behaviour Copy of another artwork – it’s cheap (anag) Caring individual Cup, clip or cut? Candy or rest Come off a mailing list Chain of events – i.e. cannot act on (anag) Cook’s guide Child’s water holder? Came back down to earth Cheshire, for one Cycling group Crocus stigma flavouring Clever – dazzling Care to (anag) – apply more paint to Cut into little cubes Camel’s cousin Cause of dental distress Country with two million lakes Closer to the water’s source Corset bone – Shakespears Sister song Collection of online ‘pages’ Costas aide (anag) – connected Concerning business and trade Cap – Burns poem Cut – snub – spurn Curled piece of citrus adornment Central point – kind of Ford Called it a day – stopped working Choux or shortcrust Culinary directions County officer (in US) Colour – or ‘Color’ on film? Crossing or finch Camera accessory allowing increased range of perspectives Checks out extensively Cosy Nordic feeling Climax of a knockout tournament Citrus fruit or language Catch in e.g. snare Chest rub (anag) – Austrian composer Conceited, excessively talkative person Catty sin (anag) – state of being holy Classic British takeaway Currently operational Cooking area on board a ship Constant teasing desire Chanel or Gauff Consider deeply, reflect Count and check takings at end of trading day Crustacean that sticks to ships’ bottoms Choice, possibility Crisp long-leaved lettuce Communicate effectively – or (as 3,1,5) vote? Cereal grain – Anneka or Tim Clouding of eye lens – waterfall Condiment, red and saucy? Concerning nations or races Considerably overweight Card used in fortune-telling Chirping jumping creature (or cocktail) Care ___ or ___ holiday Combination of pictures Conk cavity Contract (muscle) Caribbean song Cash and credit card holder Caller when it’s time for prayer Cannes to La Spezia stretch? Crack – prank Cars etc on the road Car whose back door opens upwards City in the Veneto region of Italy Crooked look Christopher Robin’s bouncing friend Cold treat served in a tall glass Cover for house or head Chiromancer’s reading material? Campaigning organisation – pursues groper (anag) Concern for others Cornish Lizard, for instance Card or cat? Classical consumer advice Closed, or opened, curtains Corvid Cry of despair – like a banshee’s? Christmas pudding surprise Curved claw Cream or Crosby, Stills & Nash Cinema or theatre lobby Crested ground-nesting bird Create an opening Computer background Car or gun Chelsea or chukka? City founded in 1909 on the outskirts of Jaffa Concern for the feelings of others Contents of a magazine? Confined to an office Charged battery component Colour of the owl and the pussy-cat’s boat Chinese city with a name meaning ‘on the sea’ Creature proverbially associated with poor memory Car-free city Child’s enclosure Cleaning product Cruel or selfish person Characteristic spirit of the age Cereal grass – French painter Caribbean berry often ground into a powder Cane (anag) Call of puss Chinese restaurant dish Country where Portuguese spoken Calm, despite everything Charon’s vessel? Chicken or veal dish served in white sauce Conger fish? Crushed wheat food Container with half a dozen food items? Controversial speech Cause to love Curve over Curl over with laughter Curved hairy line Curve toucher Christmas performance Cement and stones wall covering Cause to show effects of exhaustion Child’s one-piece ‘suit’ Cratered view? Coins (anag) Cultural branch of the UN Can go (anag) Continuation after a stop Copy (another’s success) Chance (to do something) Cook’s cover-up? Celebrity model? Charming words? Connecting punctuation mark Carry – body part Cave or Clegg? Cinema role (anag) – having no real power Country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula Coast, coin or card? Concealed (motive) Come to a halt – reprimand Coyly feign a lack of interest City hosting the Australian Open Cathartic literary work? Capital city formerly called Edo Cover with e.g. paint City on the River Garonne Clear away (a liquid) Complex and problematic situation Craving food Combination of symptoms Card game – lose one’s self-control Chinese city known for the Terracotta Army Central European cavalryman Child’s farm animal Country using the pound as its currency