The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25163 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25163 clues and answers were published on Tue 09 Nov 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25163 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossLandlord deserving financial authorisation : LETTEROF
5-acrossSee 1 : CREDIT
9-acrossMen in tails contrived complaints : AILMENTS
10-acrossKnock out film star for old foreign coin : KOPECK
12-acrossVerse form starts to harvest accolades in Kyoto University : HAIKU
13-acrossJoy about English victory and promotion : ELEVATION
14-acrossUnimaginative material — rotten play! : MATTEROFFACT
18-acrossTake heed of top management or come to grief : GOBYTHEBOARD
21-acrossInterest I developed in illness : ENTERITIS
23-acrossUpset son’s medication : SPILL
24-acrossCharacter with inclin­ation for one toiletry, including iodine : ITALIC
25-acrossOld woman wearing cosmetic? That’s hard to digest! : ROUGHAGE
26-acrossThreaten to go out in Golf, say : GUTTER
27-acrossSavages cook fowl : HEATHENS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Hate seeing the French keeping a promise : LOATHE
2-down – Lofty’s popular in Est­onia : TALLIN
3-down – Former employer in­itially axed worker for performing : EXECUTANT
4-down – Honest setter becomes homeless : ONTHESTREETS
6-down – Wine from South American port gets German approval : RIOJA
7-down – Passes on fury about Academy’s Latin hymn : DIESIRAE
8-down – Suffered broken toe? See! : TAKENOTE
11-down – Cruel nature upsetting to one’s father : HEARTOFSTONE
15-down – Preparedness to battle when stealing minerals : FORESIGHT
16-down – Soldier in the process of growing old is of the same mind : AGREEING
17-down – Sailor’s disquisition is philosophical : ABSTRACT
19-down – Harangue one stuck in traffic : TIRADE
20-down – Implement left inside supports : PLIERS
22-down – Intensify approval initially lacking : RAISE

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

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