The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25114 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25114 clues and answers were published on Mon 13 Sep 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25114 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSackcloth and ashes in reparation : HESSIAN
5-acrossBattles raging in the streets : STRIFES
9-acrossNonsense written about very large perch : ROOST
10-acrossSix with skill showing potential : VIABILITY
11-acrossOld-fashioned origin of a mathematical function : SQUAREROOT
12-acrossWorkman said to be unlucky : OPAL
14-acrossTenderising prepared items for cooking : INGREDIENTS
18-acrossLubricant used jointly by hard workers? : ELBOWGREASE
21-acrossDiscarded garden tools may be kept here : SHED
22-acrossOne who follows another about in training : DISCIPLINE
25-acrossCrossword addicts should be used to such setbacks : REVERSALS
26-acrossOne big bird or two below par : EAGLE
27-acrossExploding grenade produces disorder : DERANGE
28-acrossCarried on in the nude, perhaps embarrassed : ENDURED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – There’s your hidden error : HERESY
2-down – Appear to cause public embarrassment : SHOWUP
3-down – Put in grave opinions during TV investigations : INTERVIEWS
4-down – Royal Navy upset about female entry? Not at all : NEVER
5-down – Propose a broadcast article on serial drama : SOAPOPERA
6-down – It flies or takes a train : RAIL
7-down – Drink, long and light : FLIPPANT
8-down – Telescope for secret agent on schooner, perhaps : SPYGLASS
13-down – With extensive bound­aries extra cover is required : WIDESPREAD
15-down – Start a new life in a regiment abroad : GERMINATE
16-down – Certainly in drink — so restrained : MEASURED
17-down – He sees robes laid out before clergyman turns up … : OBSERVER
19-down – … and he turns up with an address in Australia : DIGGER
20-down – Guard is fed up to death : DEFEND
23-down – Class found to be overbearing : CASTE
24-down – Club for an evening out : IRON

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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