The Times Quick Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Apr 17

• Almost strange name for band Crossword Clue
• Aristocrat turning up conceals title Crossword Clue
• A rugby player's eating nothing suitable Crossword Clue
• Beloved park in holy surroundings Crossword Clue
• Birds wrangle with noisy arguments Crossword Clue
• Charlie no winner, but not so far behind Crossword Clue
• Crazy star taking time to make a comeback Crossword Clue
• Creep along in church Crossword Clue
• Degenerate American going to pot Crossword Clue
• Free to take another contract Crossword Clue
• Friend beginning to recover after earth tremor Crossword Clue
• In two brief months, boil Crossword Clue
• Methodist's awful news about destruction of Yale Crossword Clue
• More enthusiastic man painting? That is right Crossword Clue
• New form of an incinerator following refurbishment Crossword Clue
• Perfect climbing over base of Everest, go up? Crossword Clue
• Pheasant, for example, unable to walk properly Crossword Clue
• Preserved vegetables for cheeky child Crossword Clue
• Reptiles, huge nuisance for cat Crossword Clue
• Some robes evidently far too heavy Crossword Clue
• Splashed front of parka in river mud Crossword Clue
• Support letters after appointment Crossword Clue
• Terrible war starts - a GP's to seek desperate salvation Crossword Clue
• Ultimately unsuited to cycling, one walked Crossword Clue
• Why candle almost out in Irish town? Crossword Clue