The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25301 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25301 clues and answers were published on Wed 20 Apr 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25301 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossAnnexe’s relieved state? : EXTENSION
10-across15 button’s capital, wanting its first letter second : SLOMO
11-acrossFrench artist paints only the back entrance : INGRESS
12-acrossRaider unfortunately behind time — becoming more so? : TARDIER
13-across’Orrible comic character demanding jelly : AGAR
14-acrossBridge game where players drop something — nothing this bad among lowered marks : POOHSTICKS
16-acrossRex as it’s written at the rear of mobile toilet : LATRINE
17-acrossOne’s quick to slip in tongue, extracting tonsils finally : FERRARI
19-acrossYlper? : ANSWERBACK
22-acrossHeartless rabble’s sensational shocker? : COLD
24-acrossKnowing tune backwards, movement requiring no thought : GNOSTIC
25-acrossShakespearean king established Christmas should be rejected : LEONTES
26-acrossSlurring, you drink to consume : USEUP
27-acrossParamedic, say, has organ to keep safe, perhaps? : LIFESAVER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – A little rash, yobbo gobbles string up to appear uninhibited : LETITALLHANGOUT
2-down – Award asbo to granny punching good man still : STAGNANT
3-down – See 21 : UNDER
4-down – Pump-action’s isolated shot : DIASTOLE
5-down – Muddy chants a little music : SNATCH
6-down – A pace into seawater, a departure from grass? : ASTROTURF
7-down – Signs up? : ZODIAC
8-down – Politician claims Leon the writer can clean up the holiday business : TOURISTINDUSTRY
15-down – Film tailless snake biting love during riotous date : VIDEOTAPE
17-down – One left feeding short figure in operation : FACELIFT
18-down – Failing to produce the intended result — a bit over, perhaps : ABORTIVE
20-down – See 22 : SHOWER
21-down – Collapse, with universal investment in US bank? : BUCKLE
23-down – Divine, breaking window seal : DOWSE

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

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