The Times Quick Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 May 12

• Alcoholic drink drunk before dance Crossword Clue
• Audible prank after flatulence affecting the stomach Crossword Clue
• Avoid breaking peace around centre of armistice Crossword Clue
• Babble, having knocked back strange spirit Crossword Clue
• Easy to understand cold Shakespearean king Crossword Clue
• Expect garden tool needs power input Crossword Clue
• Filling food getting father's thanks Crossword Clue
• Former magistrate new in war-torn Beirut Crossword Clue
• Go away, taking time off from branch Crossword Clue
• Hideous quality of arranged lessons at home Crossword Clue
• I had the last of many lines for poem Crossword Clue
• Island is providing refuge for black bird Crossword Clue
• Limit on court is party policy Crossword Clue
• Loiter in E Sussex resort, second only to Brighton Crossword Clue
• Manage over hard period Crossword Clue
• Mind supporter at home Crossword Clue
• Morning meal - some bananas about right? Crossword Clue
• Not even make payment to get round politician Crossword Clue
• Oscar limited by failing faculty of speech Crossword Clue
• Pitiable walkway - mention when returning Crossword Clue
• Place to live in settlement Crossword Clue
• Refreshment provided by Times press office Crossword Clue
• Signals for actor's lines to the audience Crossword Clue
• Startled nearly everyone with a weapon Crossword Clue
• Thirty-one days inside a yacht harbour Crossword Clue
• Wicked devil promises to pay money back Crossword Clue