The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22010 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22010 clues and answers were published on Fri 22 Sep 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22010 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossHog the motorway? Give over! : DOMINATE
9-acrossGuided by instinct, did nothing : IDLED
10-acrossFind fault with vehicle parking : CARP
11-acrossRang from no great distance : SHORTRANGE
12-acrossNarrow Southern characteristic : STRAIT
14-acrossIn grave recession one’s after a little work to bear fruit : BERGAMOT
15-acrossIt’s difficult to keep order when she’s about : DEBORAH
17-acrossWhat journalist witnessed is destined for cutting : HACKSAW
20-acrossTask covered by worker, a loner : ANCHORET
22-acrossChemical can be made up at shop, … : POTASH
23-across… remedy for when the wife collapses? : DUTCHDROPS
24-acrossThe key to higher education? : YALE
25-acrossLoner resolved to join : ENROL
26-across100% green product may cause unhealthy reaction : ALLERGEN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Theologian no go at operatic work : IOLANTHE
2-down – Pander to a sanctimonious politician : PIMP
3-down – Fool gets involved in gamble over a dog : BASSET
4-down – Soldiers lack faith in defence : REDOUBT
5-down – End of the line for the House of Hanover : VICTORIA
6-down – Where to get a cheap jumper? : FLEAMARKET
7-down – Soldier makes love with a girl in a leisurely way : ADAGIO
13-down – A drug he’s no right to carry? : APOTHECARY
16-down – Dog needs a top class leader for training : AIREDALE
18-down – Jack you may forgive : ABSOLVER
19-down – Turkish test included in Western alliance set-up : OTTOMAN
21-down – Some nasty turn on the briny? : NAUSEA
22-down – Soft steel being flexible, it needs mortar : PESTLE
24-down – But there are more than three flat feet here : YARD

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

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