The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26282 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26282 clues and answers were published on Tue 10 Jun 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26282 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossNew lease negotiated to include game, which is instrumental in a funny way : SWANEE
4-acrossSee 1 : WHISTLE
9-acrossSally cosies up to blokes in alien gear : EQUIPMENT
10-acrossInstrument makes woman calcium-deficient : REBEC
11-acrossState place with enclosures, which has vocalist buzzing : KAZOO
12-acrossMost rocks, overcoming resistance, cross over house’s extra weather protection : STORMDOOR
13-acrossUnmoved, one has to pursue academic success? : PASSIVE
15-acrossTinker’s days standing in line : FIDDLE
17-acrossTolls made by regions weather-wise hot, rather than large : CHIMES
19-acrossExplicit, grand form of pop with inebriated sound? : GRAPHIC
22-acrossWool-producer’s call to introduce alkali-treated article with few strings : BALALAIKA
24-acrossTeacher not quite making a buck? : RABBI
26-acrossPersonal protection for cutting article : APRON
27-acrossUnderground mythical treasure guard lacks good ticker : METRONOME
28-acrossIt’s involved with horm­­ones and it’s involved with hydro treatment : THYROID
29-acrossCrow rig : CACKLE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – I can’t hear you drink outside Crown : SPEAKUP
2-down – Ace spaceman humming with excitement? : ABUZZ
3-down – You mock spoken speech hesitancy as a music-maker : EUPHONIUM
4-down – Chicory’s the thing, with length covered in bark : WITLOOF
5-down – Hair woven on masculine religious garment : IHRAM
6-down – Bananas, both with a blue Mediterranean salad dish : TABBOULEH
7-down – Model on road: wow, in tailored set! : ESCORT
8-down – Appendage of quality that is a monstrous thing : NESSIE
14-down – Knowing about choral arrangement as an acad­emic : SCHOLARLY
16-down – Motions not welcomed from her radio broadcast at one : DIARRHOEA
18-down – Read superficially, Kipling tale is set in southern sea : SKIMMED
19-down – President’s awards? : GRANTS
20-down – Receiver of beating in eastern temple: bones click, he crumbles : CHINESE
21-down – Bard’s exclamation and dash for region of Russia : OBLAST
23-down – Love to lift and move tongue : LINGO
25-down – See 20 : BLOCK

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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