The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25196 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25196 clues and answers were published on Fri 17 Dec 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25196 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossGirl band from town down under : ALICE
10-acrossEffort finally revealed name of top solver on TV : ENDEAVOUR
11-acrossEccentric that appears in strange dream : MADHATTER
12-acrossLike black stone in pier : JETTY
13-acrossNot this piece for piano, therefore : ANOTHER
15-acrossGirl turned in fees for foreign governesses : DUENNAS
17-acrossDancing line seen in South America repeatedly : SALSA
18-across6, 13 down, 23, 29 8, or 30 that’s repeatedly found in dance : CHA
20-acrossPut into ground, using section of main terrace : INTER
22-acrossHormone change can make one rail : MOORHEN
25-acrossHow gas gets mixed with hydrogen? Rubbish! : HOGWASH
26-acrossSee 16 : PALIN
27-acrossMove quickly to follow protest, as member of 21 : MARCHHARE
30-acrossExplosive editor held back by grown-up when drunk : GUNPOWDER
31-acrossAppraiser backed raise over time : RATER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Friendly, minutes after fighting : WARM
2-down – Reported playmaker over breach of rules, we hear, in some game : WILDFOWL
3-down – Cheese that’s fine with tea, oddly : FETA
4-down – Modern erection badly constructed : NEOTERIC
5-down – Revered a party on the far left : ADORED
6-down – Military vehicle endlessly seen in adorable Indian town : DARJEELING
7-down – Scene of historic 21 and game of cards : BOSTON
8-down – Poet’s pronouncement is dismal : GREY
13-down – A state in East briefly upset another state in East : ASSAM
14-down – Capital mostly invested in male dominion, in which people don’t have faith : HEATHENDOM
16-down – A rash plan I crazily formulated, as leader of 21 : SARAH
19-down – A doctor’s carrying present for those who follow : ADHERERS
21-down – Anti-government group still rising, securing a role : TEAPARTY
23-down – Export from China needing to be cut, top-sliced : OOLONG
24-down – People who are unsettled and crazy in limited numbers : NOMADS
26-down – Young male worker’s mature under pressure : PAGE
28-down – Tea-maker possibly used by Father Brown : HERB
29-down – Disraeli, for example, showing ability to listen to Liberal : EARL

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

Scroll to Top