The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26670 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26670 clues and answers were published on Mon 07 Sep 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26670 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossA lone crab scuttles round by the sea in Spain : BARCELONA
10-acrossKey duet composition : ETUDE
11-acrossQuits at university levels : EVENSUP
12-acrossOne of many carried by a caddy : TEALEAF
13-acrossShow girl without sex appeal? : EVITA
14-acrossNot a big audience — it was for charity : POORHOUSE
16-acrossChurch parade is just part of it : MILITARYSERVICE
19-acrossSmall gimmicky articles — book matches, for example? : NOVELTIES
21-acrossNo, I am wrong; she was Ruth’s mother-in-law : NAOMI
22-acrossMaster takes female, 50, in marriage : MARITAL
23-acrossSomething so cheap as to rule out profit? : BARGAIN
24-acrossRefuse organic food? : OFFAL
25-acrossBanality means one looks for new interests : TRITENESS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – A meal’s been cooked for sailors : ABLESEAMEN
2-down – You do what you like with it : FREEWILL
3-down – New praise for old Iran : PERSIA
4-down – Firm work with the pen : COOP
5-down – These heavyweights experienced harrowing times : CARTHORSES
6-down – A figure of speech satisfied a figure in speech : METAPHOR
7-down – Foreign Office has its back to the wall : BUREAU
8-down – One among the lesser folk, historically : SERF
14-down – It’s not all bias : PARTIALITY
15-down – Seer? : EYEWITNESS
17-down – High romance? : TALLTALE
18-down – Fashionably tailored, he’s concerned with his image : IDOLATER
20-down – Confirm if the light goes out : VERIFY
21-down – Being annoyed, in­formed the police : NARKED
22-down – High light, low point : MOON
23-down – Note edge of radar echo : BLIP

This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.

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