The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25251 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25251 clues and answers were published on Mon 21 Feb 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25251 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


5-acrossRun to make the five ten : DOUBLE
6-acrossPlace that was hellish before getting public transport : EREBUS
9-acrossFrench wine cartel broken up : CLARET
10-acrossGreat place for fresh air! : OUTDOORS
11-acrossAxe commercials on the radio : ADZE
12-across19th-century Act to improve the police? : REFORMBILL
13-acrossGet rid of a couple of fools with a neat manoeuvre : ASSASSINATE
18-acrossHill cabins constr­ucted for chaps on foot : CHILBLAINS
21-acrossLook for support in return : PEEK
22-acrossVetted an order, causing relative bitterness : VENDETTA
23-acrossMail steamer : PACKET
24-acrossLines of ten numbers reversed : SONNET
25-acrossLower or upper garment : JERSEY

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – News rooms : QUARTERS
2-down – Orange overcoat? : ULSTER
3-down – The wrong put right in a gun found in order : BRETHREN
4-down – Take in the sailor’s world? : ABSORB
5-down – A number get away with swindle : DELUDE
7-down – Painfully secretive about foreign money : SORELY
8-down – Celebration for Father’s Day? : POPFESTIVAL
14-down – Hub-hub? : AXLETREE
15-down – Model found to be lacking new parts : TYPECAST
16-down – Thank you — and goodbye! : CHEERS
17-down – Keen to have jellied eel found in the salad? : CELERY
19-down – Charging a convict about uproar : LADING
20-down – Parking in splendid setting for a meal : SUPPER

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

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