The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25696 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25696 clues and answers were published on Tue 24 Jul 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25696 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


4-acrossLeech victim : SUCKER
6-acrossEndlessly, school cat swung round in place of depravity : GOMORRAH
9-acrossIntegrity is working in time : HONOUR
10-acrossSort of protein attached to a poison : ATROPINE
11-acrossOff limits, like an exhausted kangaroo? : OUTOFBOUNDS
15-acrossLast line of Gettysburg address? : ZIPCODE
17-acrossComing unstuck, genital glue : GELATIN
18-acrossRevolting bard soon causing breach of the peace — from which all hell broke loose? : PANDORASBOX
22-acrossEgyptian city, Lepht? : PORTSAID
23-acrossCurly hairs too generous to hide : STOOGE
24-acrossLying back in the morning, hang about and feign illness : MALINGER
25-acrossEarth has little time on the surface : PLANET

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Further polishing is slight : REBUFF
2-down – Figure, say, right to invade one nation : MONTENEGRO
3-down – Mammoth found death among the black stuff : COLOSSAL
4-down – Both taps low in capacity, not one for gas : SCHMOOZE
5-down – Irishman I caught climbing over hospital memorial : CENOTAPH
7-down – Among flora I need cats and dogs? : RAIN
8-down – One can’t be trusted to follow an order : HEEL
12-down – Unfortunate reliance on a great passenger service : OCEANLINER
13-down – Unyielding, as the remaining part delivered : STUBBORN
14-down – Initially ignoramus, after squeezing through, requiring more tuition? : INEXPERT
16-down – Rival GP takes poison to doctor : OPPOSING
19-down – A guiding influence, say, for serial killer : ATTILA
20-down – Health resort superior to McDonald’s for processed food : SPAM
21-down – Croft over the sea : ARAL

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

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