The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25585 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25585 clues and answers were published on Fri 16 Mar 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25585 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossDancing fan not in time for jazzed up programmes : INFOTAINMENT
8-acrossEat nuts after wasted meal : HIGHTEA
9-acrossWarning about fish shaking a lot : FORTUNE
11-acrossAuthor dashed off a part : RANSOME
12-acrossTwo swimmers, the first perceived in sound barrier : RAILING
13-acrossMark requiring second kiss : SPECK
14-acrossCurrent slump needs correcting: Number 10 is fronting push : IMPULSION
16-acrossWith spin, one’s taken in by Cameron? I see what you mean : LIPREADER
19-acrossIt’s hot filling tea cups etc : CHINA
21-acrossEmphatic confession of one telling stories about sun worship : IDOLISE
23-acrossConveyance from one endlessly gracious in The Faerie Queene : MINICAB
24-acrossLike ugly little chap? Snog him excitably : GNOMISH
25-acrossMake out sporting contest in Ascot? : NECKTIE
26-acrossFrench correspondent is a Pulitzer Prize winner : NORMANMAILER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Inexperienced girl’s not faking it in going on top : INGENUE
2-down – Thoroughly disheartened evangelist interrupting churchgoers for a bit of a nag : FETLOCK
3-down – Steady current’s drawn tide away : TRADEWIND
4-down – Conclude there’s no leaving hell : INFER
5-down – Dealing with army officer, vocally : MARTIAL
6-down – Stuffing for tuna utilised for molluscs : NAUTILI
7-down – Sort out getting involved in attacking way traders make money : SHORTSELLING
10-down – Source of grievance in Greece and Spain: crippling German bills : ELGINMARBLES
15-down – Pity? It’s lacking, whence Dracula’s destructive urge : PYROMANIA
17-down – U2 fans are so unrewarded : PROBONO
18-down – Character eating is oppressed by burning fondness for the cream : ELITISM
19-down – It’s coming to a point where a Liberal is propping up right-winger in charge : CONICAL
20-down – Troublemaker, one using trendy quotations? : INCITER
22-down – Fellow in Macbeth, say, ending on high : ETHAN

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

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