The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25296 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25296 clues and answers were published on Thu 14 Apr 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25296 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossLate boss to tidy 5 : DEADHEAD
5-acrossSee 18 : FLOWER
9-acrossApplause for bowler at place to race : GOODWOOD
10-acrossA supplier of milk at sea? : AFLOAT
11-acrossMiss one’s train, the last having gone, unhappily : SENORITA
12-acrossSense personified by 5 turning to gold : ELINOR
14-acrossThink about setting task for aquatic insect : PONDSKATER
18-acrossWhat is 6? 2 says fruit and veg : MELANCHOLY
22-acrossVillage drama society’s production? : HAMLET
23-acrossReturn of food without tear from land of lucky finders : SERENDIP
24-acrossMarks heard in Surrey : STAINS
25-acrossPainter, one into movement of light : RADIANCE
26-acrossQuoted poet sounds like Mary’s garden : SHELLY
27-acrossEnglish bird to Italian unknown for ever : ETERNITY

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Summary of what stomach does : DIGEST
2-down – A catch in the neighbourhood : AROUND
3-down – Housekeeper for Norfolk? : HOWARD
4-down – Frequently unwarranted intruder presenting a job for the right workman? : APOSTROPHE
6-down – Realistic precursor of a dome of many-coloured glass : LIFELIKE
7-down – Musical sound in court to end dispersal : WOODNOTE
8-down – Part of car or tram or distributor : ROTORARM
13-down – Corrupter of mature queen by worker : ADULTERANT
15-down – M’s extract from A for ’orses causes stress : EMPHASIS
16-down – Picnic that puts the meat into sweetmeat : CLAMBAKE
17-down – Gather nuts and lichen initially from hell : INFERNAL
19-down – Stocking unit I say didn’t happen? : DENIER
20-down – Lord hasn’t finished the poem involved in 6 : ADONAI
21-down – Swift agent keeping 5 upside down : SPEEDY

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

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