The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25775 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25775 clues and answers were published on Wed 24 Oct 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25775 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossPlan ups extra revenue : SUPERTAX
5-acrossWork the Queen leaves for one providing horse, say : OPIATE
9-acrossThey may be sarcastic, when press is across the street : IRONISTS
10-acrossJunkie kept quiet for old archbishop : USSHER
12-acrossTry on Google, say, for study of the elderly : GERONTOLOGY
15-acrossCourse for Angus, say? : ASCOT
17-acrossSport has sign defect, but it keeps order : RULEOFLAW
18-acrossHow I told pope I was leaving? : TOODLEPIP
19-acrossThe thanks given in a letter from Athens : THETA
20-acrossRoger is paid for training North American marmots : PRAIRIEDOGS
24-acrossTea set broken without blemish : CHASTE
25-acrossDance with lover, a sergeant? : FLAMENCO
26-acrossThe outcome of intimacy may be more by accident : EMBRYO
27-acrossCity sits uneasily with trouble in waterworks : CYSTITIS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Superficial treatments for ruler with large amount on board : SKINGRAFTS
2-down – Does one measure degrees of support for mechanised farming? : PROTRACTOR
3-down – Rule where to abdicate is pointless : REIGN
4-down – Court case over drama, following dispute with referee : ACTIONREPLAY
6-down – Face of toy designed to be indecisive : PUSSYFOOT
7-down – Teacher’s heart complaint? : ACHE
8-down – Deserve a pot, as they say : EARN
11-down – Loss of player — perhaps from something that disagreed with him? : FOOLSPARSLEY
13-down – Scots peasant goes on ahead, if spaced : BLUEBONNET
14-down – Days in which we have dances where people are exploited : SWEATSHOPS
16-down – Plate they designed for wireless communication : TELEPATHY
21-down – Worker visiting Cornwall? : EMMET
22-down – Skin trouble said to be found in London : ACNE
23-down – Dress to boast about : GARB

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

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