The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25363 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25363 clues and answers were published on Fri 01 Jul 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25363 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossThis tease contrived to produce delays : HESITATES
6-acrossMetal in cable carries live power : CUBE
8-acrossSlay damn evil wolf : LADYSMAN
9-acrossSharp taste spread round middle of mouth : ASTUTE
10-acrossOff-the-cuff remarks in Asian capital should end party excess at last : ADLIBS
11-acrossRests on Boatman to get stuck into problem with resolve : OVERLIES
12-acrossHeld in home for animals: a ram : PENTUP
15-acrossAct before or after getting support for entry into home : DOORPOST
16-acrossHome for party animals : DOMICILE
19-acrossDisturbance in the area? Navy surrounds Asian capital : TEHRAN
21-acrossCasual home for some animals : INFORMAL
22-acrossWatch worn on top of knitted cuff : THWACK
24-acrossAnimal escaped into gorge? : PIGOUT
25-acrossAlternative Gothic writer returns an invitation one can’t refuse : SUBPOENA
26-acrossOne at home in a bog : OGRE
27-acrossFish listen to one dance tune, then another : CONGEREEL

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Some animals reported and caught : HEARD
2-down – Home for animals on the agenda for cutter : STYLIST
3-down – Instant home for animals created from array of children’s products : TIMES
4-down – Catch fish rising over home for animals less than a dozen times : TENFOLD
5-down – One takes fall on head after this last animal : SCAPEGOAT
6-down – Spooner’s traditional cover for tradesman’s entry into home for animals : CATFLAP
7-down – Home for animals of the ocean under cover : BATTERSEA
13-down – Proclaiming something in City bank : ENOUNCING
14-down – Casual racism: it follows coppers split by colour : PRISMATIC
17-down – Fool’s gold perhaps gets one right on the heart, losing head : IRONORE
18-down – To counter racism, he wrote novel Noise about liberal left : ELLISON
20-down – Why did the naughty cow enter the house? : HOWCOME
22-down – See 3 : TABLE
23-down – Boatman’s cut of film Tin Man, criminally bad : CANAL

This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.

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