The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26103 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26103 clues and answers were published on Tue 12 Nov 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26103 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossLively former queen? : EXUBERANT
10-acrossReportedly drove squirrel away : HOARD
11-acrossWe watch them endlessly recount untruths : TELLIES
12-acrossDeny being close to manager O’Neill after reversal : RENEGUE
13-acrossConspicuous poverty traps : OVERT
14-acrossStop man at newspaper being fumigated : SULPHURED
16-acrossTop man of high calibre? : HUMANCANNONBALL
19-acrossI bet voles, when excited, show signs of arousal : LOVEBITES
21-acrossSadly, Hibs wingers dismissed as unprepared : ADLIB
22-acrossAnswer needles terribly rude man in tights : DANSEUR
23-acrossPerhaps top deck is better upholstered : BUSTIER
24-acrossBeats Mo by seconds : TICKS
25-acrossHe’s rotund rustic with jutting jaw : UNDERSHOT

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Work occupies troublesome Luther in cell : NEUTROPHIL
2-down – Nine months packed with tension and hesitation : FULLTERM
3-down – Describe being free of fearsome old Scottish people? : DEPICT
4-down – Regularly praises exam success : PASS
5-down – Conservative succession secured by Nazi police plots : STORYLINES
6-down – Go up to the bar twice for Skol : CHINCHIN
7-down – Lancaster House? : HANGAR
8-down – Vain creep needing no introduction : IDLE
14-down – With which to shoot gnu? : SCATTERGUN
15-down – Careful doctor reeled a bit : DELIBERATE
17-down – Guillotined European aristocrats : NOBLESSE
18-down – None left, you can be sure of that : ALLRIGHT
20-down – City which is very pleasant after end of June : VENICE
21-down – Group travel document with two pages missing : ASSORT
22-down – May I, perhaps, go out? : DATE
23-down – Northumbrian monk hiding drug in obvious place : BEDE

This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.

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