The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25291 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25291 clues and answers were published on Fri 08 Apr 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25291 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossResult of www, perhaps? Bird in the third ‘w’ backed by the first : BRAVENEWWORLD
10-acrossWarning: take care of card : CAUTION
11-acrossDancing years shown in tree : LINEAGE
12-acrossToo much not owed? : UNDUE
13-acrossSecond shower from worker on chimney? : SWEEPHAND
14-acrossFungal pattern : MOULD
16-acrossBacking pieces : SPIRITOSO
18-acrossIt is in heart when little flow is uttered by cockney : VENTRICLE
19-acrossTimeless things that happen by chance : EVENS
20-acrossI would be hurt if nuts accepted left-wing greeting : MASOCHIST
23-acrossRoisin’s reported radiance : SHEEN
24-acrossA bank where blows wild thyme etc and Titania some night, initially : NATWEST
25-acrossExtreme 20 wildly flung net in Ports­mouth : GLUTTON
26-acrossSee 25 : FORPUNISHMENT

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Inverse of reverse in knots : ROUNDTURN
3-down – What’s gripping about love is the sound : VOICE
4-down – Sunni reformer with tomb in dream : NINUS
5-down – 25 lover drunk in drink : WOLVERINE
6-down – Lover of drink from fifty-one, I hope : OENOPHILE
7-down – Beast putting up a place to shop? : LLAMA
8-down – Reject motion that’s more than 100 years old : SCOUTMOVEMENT
9-down – Do without peas in predilection for plumbism : LEADPOISONING
15-down – Not much filthy lucre needed — carpet hid result : DIRTCHEAP
16-down – Church officer is missing — emergency: devil about! : SACRISTAN
17-down – What 25 has done before a time in cooker : OVEREATEN
21-down – Fight between words and music? : SETTO
22-down – European river labelled American? : TAGUS
23-down – Quiet inside with sergeant major outside : STUMM

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

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