The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21821 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 21821 clues and answers were published on Tue 15 Feb 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21821 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSee 10 : TOMORROW
5-acrossRight on time? No! Later, you ass! : ONAGER
9-acrossFlashers or gnashers : GOLDTEETH
11-acrossNora Batty to disembowel an ape? : ORANG
12-acrossParry’s motivation: Blame their failure on corruption! : RAPIERTHRUST
15-acrossTumult raised at abattoir’s closure : RIOT
16-acrossExecuted, having attempted the murder of Eos : SHOTATDAWN
18-acrossSingin’ a song ____, in concert : SIDEBYSIDE
19-acrossAny Bront? sister roped into service? : BELL
21-acrossSome time since Julian Clary neared a disaster : CALENDARYEAR
24-acrossHere Caruso arrived at work on time : OPERA
25-acrossPreparation against the offensive : DEODORANT
26-acrossAusterity city lets one knock back a gin on Sunday : SPARTA
27-acrossHe’s paid to make bank transfers : FERRYMAN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Takeaway republic? : TOGO
2-down – Slippery type of drug-runner : MULE
3-down – Rotter with the Pied Piper’s haul : RATBAG
4-down – A 10 1across affair? : ONENIGHTSTAND
6-down – Hot type one cast into new type : NEOPHYTE
7-down – A lunar force returned to spread grass with gritty bits : GRANULATED
8-down – Tory spin doctor’s aim: a quarter of the revolution : RIGHTANGLE
10-down – Right! One, two, three – go! Or may do otherwise, but not for long : HERETODAYGONE
13-down – Wren, familiarly say, angry when hatched : CRISSCROSS
14-down – Range rider, callow out West, shot! : CORDILLERA
17-down – Rich worker attached to a German union : ABUNDANT
20-down – Party colours worn with grace? : FAVOUR
22-down – Oil producer a friend to many : PALM
23-down – See 11 : UTAN

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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