The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26964 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26964 clues and answers were published on Tue 16 Aug 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26964 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossI am man gone to struggle : AGAMEMNON
10-acrossOne driven off to break senior pilot : STEER
11-acrossIn style, velcro’s singular reason for delay : LEVEL
12-acrossFiddle with air in tyre en route : ITINERARY
13-acrossCharge to have a good time — it makes you cry! : TEARGAS
14-acrossTragedy turning to good day : OTHELLO
17-acrossCape Town’s last bendy tree : PECAN
19-acrossFor one second and forever : SAY
20-acrossFrom delicatessen, a chocolate chip : NACHO
21-acrossE is embarrassingly accurate : CLOSETO
22-acrossPut stamp on US officer’s restraining order : FRANKED
24-acrossMeasurement akin to leaking? : INSIDELEG
26-across[Loves entering dry hotel, seeing a bit of champers] : TOOTH
28-acrossWith joy, pig returns unopened truffles, perhaps : FUNGI
29-acrossSeize the day pass camper’s out to snaffle : CARPEDIEM

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Queen in cast eagerly leaves : EARL
2-down – [At Roland Garros, the box is assumed for heads of country] : LATVIA
3-down – No charge for entertainment by something in the bedroom is a failure : NEGLIGENCE
4-down – Rock can be kind on the ear : GNEISS
5-down – Abandoning East, not a fan of the rich element : ANTIMONY
6-down – [Man, maybe, intended to walk down this topless] : ISLE
7-down – Mark : METALLIC
8-down – See 1 : GREY
13-down – Hitherto, picture frames matter : TOPIC
15-down – Woman’s knickers : HENPARTIES
16-down – Like an egg from duck, empty : OVOID
18-down – See 11 : CROSSING
19-down – One’s tied up in Oxford : SHOELACE
22-down – Maybe it’s a square number : FIGURE
23-down – Nothing in a kiln after throwing clay : KAOLIN
24-down – Dodgy mo, with shaved head : IFFY
25-down – Dead — their message is to weep : DRIP
27-down – See 21 : HOME

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

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