The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26466 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26466 clues and answers were published on Mon 12 Jan 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26466 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossMinor injury is no handicap : SCRATCH
5-acrossWell-known batsman gets 500 and is honoured : GRACED
9-acrossHe settles abroad with English road permit : EMIGRANT
10-acrossGive up and go to bed : TURNIN
12-acrossIdle? Definitely not! : NOTHINGDOING
15-acrossCut in decimal rates : PERCENTAGE
17-acrossOne seen in France with a girl : UNA
19-acrossStop a goal : END
20-acrossShort measure I encountered in the middle of town : CENTIMETRE
22-acrossRepeated mistakes by servicemen : DOUBLEFAULTS
26-acrossPatron with a legal right in court : CLIENT
27-acrossNote a hundred still in rapture : ECSTATIC
28-acrossOne has no reason to want it : SANITY
29-acrossNew rise to be paid now? Remains to be seen : RESIDUE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Appear to make a sound joint : SEEM
2-down – Track a bird : RAIL
3-down – Amount of business produced by a pie : TURNOVER
4-down – Richard III had this premonition : HUNCH
6-down – Golfing or boxing circles? : ROUNDS
7-down – Sequence that needs to be checked when shooting film : CONTINUITY
8-down – Libelled, but need it drag out like this? : DENIGRATED
11-down – Titled person on the board : KNIGHT
13-down – Writer’s additions that may be cut out in the theatre : APPENDICES
14-down – Working association involves routine and order : TRADEUNION
16-down – Start driving, of course : TEEOFF
18-down – Takes off meat — it is cooked : IMITATES
21-down – Way in exercise to produce a heavenly body! : PLANET
23-down – Cruel doctor causes pain : ULCER
24-down – Boss’s education cut short : STUD
25-down – Name expert seen about skin problem : ACNE

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

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