The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25034 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25034 clues and answers were published on Fri 11 Jun 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25034 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossCrooked dealer’s rough hard scrap : CARDSHARP
10-acrossFemale who’s particular about English : NIECE
11-acrossPlace to grow fruit or vegetable : ORCHARD
12-acrossGone to heaven instead, perhaps : SAINTED
13-acrossOversight! Right out of cultured pearls : LAPSE
14-acrossA meeting of yes-men : AGREEMENT
16-acrossThey’re put on for a dry run : ANTIPERSPIRANTS
19-acrossOne in prison, for example, shows feeling : SENTIENCE
21-acrossSupply shelter : PUTUP
22-acrossCatholic leader of men : GENERAL
23-acrossThis cooking instruction could be bipolar : PARBOIL
24-acrossSpot the first piece of music : MOTET
25-acrossOn course here for game : NEWMARKET

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Adults have finished with these train times : SCHOOLDAYS
2-down – Two drugs make one silly : CRACKPOT
3-down – A car from East Germany, perhaps … : ESTATE
4-down – … made to sound domestic : MAID
5-down – Guardian’s printers use this, perhaps too loosely : APOSTROPHE
6-down – Operator means to connect with the Queen : ENGINEER
7-down – Clear land : SETTLE
8-down – A danger to traffic could be sinister : BEND
14-down – Hormone causing Diane renal upset : ADRENALINE
15-down – Each trial is a turn-up for them : TESTPILOTS
17-down – Something superior; it’s found in convent : PRIORITY
18-down – Computer systems show Labour in the toils : NETWORKS
20-down – Amount cunningly concealed in Exche­quer : NINETY
21-down – Left a line entry to the Web : PORTAL
22-down – An umbrella of character : GAMP
23-down – Piece to hand over to uncle : PAWN

This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.

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