The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25974 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25974 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Jun 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25974 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossI turn green in front of 25’s work : VERTIGO
5-acrossRiotous work of 25 : REBECCA
9-acrossClose time? : NIGHT
10-acrossInevitable about turn by Russian aircraft getting debugged : FUMIGATED
11-acrossWrite letters in spring for 25’s work : SPELLBOUND
12-acrossFace erratic form by returning legendary horse in 25’s work : DIAL
14-acrossIt is a language in support of the Raj : BRITISHINDIA
18-across25’s work chimed with treason wrought amid stress : STRANGERSONA
21-acrossStop rowing on the street : EASY
22-acrossSee 12 : MFORMURDER
25-acrossHitch in exposure of RAF doctor’s lie : SIRALFRED
26-acrossSee 18 : TRAIN
27-acrossPlains heard after 12 more in 25’s work : STEPPES
28-acrossPrecis a game : ABRIDGE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Transport is here, not before what 25’s lady contrived to do : VANISH
2-down – Rough as a partially covered floor? : RUGGED
3-down – Unable to bear work with rotten nail : INTOLERANT
4-down – Goldfish love opera : ORFEO
5-down – They put a bit of ritual into Mass characteristically : ROMANISTS
6-down – Good lad goes round with frightener : BOGY
7-down – American fliers act out 25’s work : CATBIRDS
8-down – A contemptuous remark about boring Arab king : ABDULLAH
13-down – Eatanswill’s Mrs Leo after big game? : LIONHUNTER
15-down – Plants model on joint poles : TREEFERNS
16-down – Rates for female quadrupeds? : ASSESSES
17-down – One’s own business in a jam? : PRESERVE
19-down – See 20 : EDWARD
20-down – Wessex island? : PRINCE
23-down – Nearly 12 again, which would be a fluke : REDIA
24-down – Cut part of 25’s work? : CLIP

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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