The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22239 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22239 clues and answers were published on Tue 19 Jun 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22239 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


5-acrossDog upset tailless zoo bird : BORZOI
6-acrossStrong old boy in sign of deterioration : ROBUST
9-acrossKind of printing no longer available to produce : OFFSET
10-acrossUnwise, not right, impolite : IMPUDENT
11-acrossAppropriate part of school game for a girl : OLGA
12-acrossOne to discredit Nigel’s drum playing : MUDSLINGER
13-acrossA way round the conurbation … : ORBITALROAD
18-across… or a way though it : HIGHSTREET
21-acrossRing Kitty back : LOOP
22-acrossActor holding the pit can act with arrogance : DOMINEER
23-acrossDetailed short note seen in time : MINUTE
24-acrossTest limits of dependence in examination : ORDEAL
25-acrossChap to produce knock down, followed by a cry of pain : FELLOW

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Tree shelters hares running, something not usually experienced indoors : FRESHAIR
2-down – Man doubles on the drum : TOMTOM
3-down – A crossword person, I gather : COMPILER
4-down – Refrain that’s difficult to bear : BURDEN
5-down – Stump with device to retrain the flow : BAFFLE
7-down – Naughty child with hard problem losing its head : TINKER
8-down – Repeat rides around temporary dwellings : PIEDAATERRE
14-down – Where the crisps are secure : INTHEBAG
15-down – Exhausted colleague’s year off taking everything together : ALLINALL
16-down – Garment I’m acting in turned up all right : KIMONO
17-down – Fawn is an animal, say, to draw : KOWTOW
19-down – In confusion, I had run out Bob : HAIRDO
20-down – Paddy’s mood : TEMPER

This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.

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