Word Puzzle 143 – Cryptic Clues:
Theme: None.
Clues:
1. Leaders of former USSR, kindly avoided reacting initially, but it was short-lived (9)
2. Unsympathetic in nature? Typical!! lousy attitude of the customer service rep is unfortunately
too common these days (7)
3. Rare newsletter covering neutral interpretation (9)
4. Imagine hiding food from me at home, there was a time when I’d eat everything in sight (6)
5. Describing rotten fights in other words (7,5)
6. Hosting Ph.D. with a vowel diagraphs? (8,10)
7. How to create a “teapot fog “from something of little value? (4,2,7)
8. Warm wish (6)
9. Crave for the latest fur fashion? (4,5)
10. Dislike for cheap candy that’s not hard (14)
11. Popularity bias (5)
12. Prophecy about the French disposition (12)
13. Let’s have a chat re. dumping Tesla’s stock, Hope you are not taking the action in disgust (6)
14. Bone jigs (7)
15. How to find a brat missus with exotropia? (9, 10)
16. Distinctive chauffeur dude missing the road (9)
17. Unkempt, large stove in slick cover? (8)
18. Dumb galoot from the east on a walk (8)
19. Exactly the action word associated with an endless adventure? (8)
20. Familiarize with current fashion (8)
21. Channel covering Ernie’s pal with a pervert (9)