The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26068 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26068 clues and answers were published on Wed 02 Oct 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26068 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossRemain faithful in divorce : CLEAVE
4-acrossBandage man after slap : SWATHE
9-acrossWonder if poem matters, half left out : TEMPLEOFARTEMIS
10-acrossLine written about that writer : CRAYON
11-acrossResort to Hamlet, being typecast? : HOTMETAL
12-acrossSecond fast bowler, one rocket-propelled? : SPACEMAN
14-acrossBolted, as half-locked? : DASHED
15-acrossTrim tree : SPRUCE
18-acrossExtreme inhumanity in beauty : DEVILISH
21-acrossVirgin son with a flat stomach? : SPOTLESS
22-acrossPerson taking money : NICKER
24-acrossBreak wind to woo lasses, then spread it about a bit : SOWONESWILDOATS
25-acrossReason utter fool’s punched : SANITY
26-acrossMan getting Roosevelt sacked, partially recovered : CASTLE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Lift red, then lift white : CHEERUP
2-down – Skim lure over bottom of filthy drain : EMPTY
3-down – Country with spirit welcoming hothead : VIETNAM
5-down – Beaten material : WORSTED
6-down – See 16 : THEWEASEL
7-down – Country has me flipping incensed : EMIRATE
8-down – Hound a strong country, endlessly : AFGHAN
13-down – Declining figures for game show : COUNTDOWN
16-down – Song for children in which parent attempts to cut through spiky plant : POPGOES
17-down – Water, perhaps, that’s in a kettle : ELEMENT
18-down – Reject is gripped by melancholy : DISOWN
19-down – Nothing special to find love in a toilet, when head over heels : VANILLA
20-down – Woman holding magazine cover : SHEATHE
23-down – Pull or blow : CLOUT

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

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