The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26761 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26761 clues and answers were published on Tue 22 Dec 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26761 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAct as Bond, Connery-style? : SHTICK
5-acrossOn which 747 is sir given important place to sleep? : KEYPAD
8-acrossOne who’s not shocked left out idiot : SAPHEAD
9-acrossWhen there’s a loud boom, I must replace old device : MACHINE
11-acrossMore than one can camp to go on : CHEMICALTOILETS
12-acrossLane possibly leads to lake, one in Surrey : LOIS
13-acrossWork records what bully’s doing? : OPPRESSING
17-acrossProcess to fix a part for mother? : RIGAMAROLE
18-acrossTower on slope — start climb via door at the rear : TBAR
20-acrossThose bowing to rich strangers post acrobatics : STRINGORCHESTRA
23-acrossOne hand indicates this, another helping : SECONDS
24-acrossSport that woman needs bow to start, close to body? : ARCHERY
25-acrossBatting order for cricket? : INSECT
26-acrossDifficult defendant finally up for it : THORNY

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – In on : HAPPENING
3-down – I live by narrow inlet somewhere in Europe : IBERIA
4-down – One captures Farage fan getting in with revolutionary : KIDNAPPER
5-down – Course on leaving it tidy : KEMPT
6-down – Most horrible keys I cut in error : YUCKIEST
7-down – Single bananas I declined to bag : ASIDE
8-down – They reject religion, as its rules start to cause riots : SECULARISTS
10-down – Old country festival loads get to begin entering : EASTGERMANY
14-down – Dodgy clue time! Shout about it being unenthusiastic : RELUCTANT
15-down – Been? I went dancing neither before nor after : INBETWEEN
16-down – Rapper detailed new intros to copyright every note : EMINENCE
19-down – Unravel crossword in which there’s something to get stuck on : VELCRO
21-down – An American’s observation of cheat, not for the first time : RECON
22-down – Start both notes off — and tones : ONSET

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

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