The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26241 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26241 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 Apr 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26241 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAre you having me on the crag rocks? : GERTCHA
5-acrossNot a nomad liked by creditors : SETTLER
9-acrossAkin to a judge’s robes, pants? : SOBER
10-acrossCapital broadcast sinned against capital’s tendency to empathise with abductors? : STOCKHOLM
11-acrossBest rivals to compute creatively on Earth : OUTCOMPETE
12-acrossSquid-like, powerless finger : INKY
14-acrossDark sort of tales of a northerner and wrought iron : SCANDINAVIAN
18-acrossCompel family to cycle : OLYMPICFLAME
21-acrossVein running through Tiepolo design : LODE
22-acrossThe thing about politician high fliers is weakness : IMPAIRMENT
25-acrossRotating proton pen champion : PROPONENT
26-acrossSee 6 : HEART
27-acrossComic entertainer and where he often performed with balls : PIERROT
28-acrossToucan’s migratory natural impulse : CONATUS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Large sum borne by 14 city with industrial action : GOSLOW
2-down – Right about improvised flexibility of tempo : RUBATO
3-down – It looks just the same as small engine part and performing ape : CARBONCOPY
4-down – A model, upwardly mobile Greek writer : AESOP
5-down – Trails off — without question a mockery of justice : SHOWTRIAL
6-down – Be hopeful Nick is on the organ : TAKE
7-down – Is an only alternative for an old European province : LYONNAIS
8-down – Camera may analyse housing saga of India : RAMAYANA
13-down – County town vehicle to drive home in reverse at that point : CARMARTHEN
15-down – Ten common moves of which I’ll not speak : NOCOMMENT
16-down – One’s into lounge music that’s sticky sweet : LOLLIPOP
17-down – See 10 : SYNDROME
19-down – Carted off to do some editing : REDACT
20-down – Ear inflammation aggravated, so it doubled : OTITIS
23-down – Tricky thing, being contra the speed of light : ANTIC
24-down – See 14 : NOIR

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

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