The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26918 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26918 clues and answers were published on Thu 23 Jun 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26918 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossHonest villain seen circling minute 6-foot stage? : IMAGO
10-acrossMischief-maker close at hand : IMPENDING
11-acrossGiven glossy coat, tailless llama needed to be replaced : ENAMELLED
12-acrossSingers that tweet about Prince as former actor : ROBIN
13-acrossSome guts shown by couple meeting a bad end earlier : DUODENA
15-acrossSold out through saying: If it can go wrong, it will : SODSLAW
17-acrossIndian chief, 100, with very bad back : CLIVE
18-acrossNumber not good for offspring : SON
20-acrossSlovenly Scotswoman needed to get cleaner? Maybe Someday covers that : BESOM
22-acrossHis opera briefly involved fruit : ROSEHIP
25-acrossTwo articles about underwear in sacred text : AVESTAN
26-acrossFlying fish eater, one whose lover regularly swam north : HERON
27-acrossLight colour for soot? : LAMPBLACK
30-acrossFeel inferior? That’s stupid : SENSELESS
31-acrossOne taking snap of beatnik only : NIKON

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Male musician’s first appearance on radio : MIKE
2-down – Son of Scots playing on air? That’s dandy! : MACARONI
3-down – Male holding very large pipe starts to hum October Song etc : HOSE
4-down – See 12 : WILLIAMS
5-down – Flat point between fringes of Smoke Shovelling suit : SPADES
6-down – King Charles not to be taken outside? Preposterous! : INCREDIBLE
7-down – Drum one doctor found in short story : TIMBAL
8-down – Opposed to a mother’s ruin : AGIN
13-down – Ornamentation of French horn by Debussy? : DECOR
14-down – Like 12, passed as fair : EVENHANDED
16-down – Female from Western state : WOMAN
19-down – Submarines torpedoed? U-boat’s heading away — close call! : NEARMISS
21-down – Delays before second cashier takes dodgy bet : SETBACKS
23-down – Musician’s essential for group of Arabs? : STRING
24-down – Rock group circuit’s rising golfer : PALMER
26-down – Messy mix in middle of The Tree : HASH
28-down – Musician ultimately in wrong group : BAND
29-down – Caring daughter supports relatives : KIND

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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