The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25684 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25684 clues and answers were published on Tue 10 Jul 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25684 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossArm extension from this moment, note : TRICEPS
5-acrossAct possibly including nude content? : CABARET
9-acrossPaper swaps leaders: one taken in can belong : APPERTAIN
10-acrossWasn’t happy with this bike : MOPED
11-acrossWhat the cross symbolises is never forgotten, if 22 : KISS
12-acrossAfter the baby boom, if 4 in the making : GENERATION
14-acrossRelative sigh of relief after one fails to start : NEPHEW
15-acrossExtremely deep-filled coffee or vanilla vessels offered by tender : BEDPANS
16-acrossBooks written about potential power found in Wales : NEWPORT
18-across : RACKET
20-acrossTony Davies shot film : VIDEONASTY
21-acrossScrap headless body : TIFF
24-acrossCapital return or 1 across : CAIRO
25-acrossCompiler is to indulge in petulance : ILLHUMOUR
26-acrossThey may be found in the outskirts of the Sistine Chapel and cloisters : SISTERS
27-acrossStriking stranger seen in street : SALIENT

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – A little music, of course : TRACK
2-down – Dead end for Philistine’s old hat : IMPASSE
3-down – Audience does this in EastEnders : EARS
4-down – Like a billet-doux? : SEALEDWITHAKISS
5-down – Buy rental car, set to become a classic : CANTERBURYTALES
6-down – Fish for explosive? Yes — and mind your head! : BOMBAYDUCK
7-down – Not the original one in suspect parcel : REPLICA
8-down – Stupid gits, around 18, in the news : TIDINGS
13-down – Church room tidied so compiler, if 22,11 must be female with 2 of those : CHROMOSOME
16-down – What may be required of religious people before the final vows : NOVICES
17-down – Many a playground prank ties knot around Maggie’s bottom half : WEDGIES
19-down – Perfect example of pie, cooked and selfishly dedicated : EPITOME
22-down – Top of trees, top of trees : FIRST
23-down – We say this is a gem of a stitch : PURL

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

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