The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25534 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25534 clues and answers were published on Tue 17 Jan 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25534 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossWith one drink entering exams in wickedness that’s passed on : ORIGINALSIN
9-acrossTop familiar arrangement of surface letters? No! : AIRMAIL
10-acrossBridgetown has crazy paving stones with steps somehow missing : AVIGNON
11-acrossSaint ousts leader for greed and lack of intelligence : STUPIDITY
12-acrossDisdain for 20 at last changing direction : SCORN
13-acrossAustralians implicated in the return of consumerism : EMUS
14-acrossHe is to begin proceedings, say, after idiot found on line : CLOTHESPEG
16-acrossThe other place might be cool : PHLEGMATIC
19-acrossI forgot to mention at the start, so try and pay attention! : PSST
20-acrossHeartless Harry’s knocked back wine : SYRAH
21-acrossHeard F here in 10, half decent and streamlined : EFFICIENT
23-acrossDodgy dealer accepts milestone : EMERALD
24-acrossTo add insult to injury, take part in destruction : RUBITIN
25-acrossSides with Marxist leader below ground — shows guts : DISEMBOWELS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Guardian’s letter from Europe outwardly left Freudian slip — that’s novel : OURMUTUALFRIEND
2-down – Arab republicans have quite intelligent leaders : IRAQI
3-down – Compiler shall bequeath malevolence : ILLWILL
4-down – Rain falls? Yes, it regularly makes us shrink : ANALYST
5-down – Unorthodox priest admits two partners and one who hasn’t a partner : SPINSTER
6-down – Perhaps major politician with large troops — it’s bad and mad : NONCOMPOSMENTIS
7-downTravel document for Paris? Assez, les bêtises! : LAISSEZPASSER
8-down – Snog : ONENIGHTSTAND
15-down – Clever ones get E’s : EGGHEADS
17-down – What’s to be done with another order of magnitude, when it’s gone : AGENDUM
18-down – Conclude with rejection of the afterlife, perhaps : INFERNO
22-down – Message for the business secretary? : CABLE

This crossword has in total 26 where 14 are across and 12 are down.

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