The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22883 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22883 clues and answers were published on Tue 15 Jul 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22883 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-across10 23, solvers’ bequests : WHATYOUWILL
9-acrossThe other way the old chap ran : MANAGED
10-acrossNot the 21 23 of the play : TWELFTH
11-acrossMoney makes society dreadful : SCHILLING
12-acrossBuck keeping wife within call : ORIBI
13-acrossMan’s first question: what to put on one’s face? : MASK
14-acrossMan-eater, a little bit upset – he’s on an old ship : WHITESHARK
16-acrossSee 6 : THENYOUDIE
19-across14, say, in brief, is hunted : FISH
21-acrossNo. 1 Conifer Street : FIRST
22-acrossSort of gardens unfamiliar to Caliban : BOTANICAL
24-acrossMake compulsory letter for the church : ENFORCE
25-acrossDon’t start having a baby when on the throne : REGNANT
26-acrossHappy about wine and coke, given a spring : ELASTICATED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Hoists terrific lot with the Spanish gun : WINCHESTERRIFLE
2-down – Backer in the wings? : ANGEL
3-down – Homework upset handsome man, hence the language : YIDDISH
4-down – Nervous or disapproving? Leave your bed and get drunk : UPTIGHT
5-down – I unexpectedly echo the custom of cold storage : ICEHOUSE
6-down – She-canine hid abode – futility shown here : LIFEISABITCHAND
7-down – Worthies with a whole bag for rumination : OMASUM
8-down – Psychotherapist’s contract : SHRINK
15-down – The ray is possibly not the controlling factor : HYSTERIA
16-down – Snob nose? : TOFFEE
17-down – Wretched bun cooked in case : UNBLEST
18-down – Jaundiced view of English critic : ICTERIC
20-down – Rock salt – draw round it : HALITE
23-down – See 10 : NIGHT

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

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