The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26167 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26167 clues and answers were published on Mon 27 Jan 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26167 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossOn the rocks, in the sun and air : INSOLVENT
6-acrossIt needs a key first for opening : ADIT
8-acrossDeceive and attract scorn : CONTEMPT
9-acrossSchool batting first with cricket, say : INSECT
10-acrossCompany car : ESCORT
11-acrossBeats in child’s game, we hear : CONQUERS
12-acrossWriter, a good man, seen inside foreign restaurant : BISTRO
15-acrossKey mixture : SOLUTION
16-acrossCalamity — can’t dice bananas : ACCIDENT
19-acrossStrain to find way about the ship : STRESS
21-acrossElegant braid one may make : DEBONAIR
22-acrossA loose relation : AUNTIE
24-acrossAfrican soldier to request change of air : ASKARI
25-acrossCut short acrimony — compromise : ENDANGER
26-acrossLand in Paris : ISLE
27-acrossOut to make one uneasy? : NOTATHOME

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – People are clapped in these clubs : IRONS
2-down – Is stout perhaps, so doesn’t dance : SITSOUT
3-down – I’m fired about restrictive practice : LIMIT
4-down – Draws dissected Eastern insect : ENTICES
5-down – What figures neat girls may display : TRIANGLES
6-down – Attack by a saint about one who became one : ASSAULT
7-down – Get into debts without interest : INCURIOUS
13-down – Gets bigger, though all screwed up : INCREASES
14-down – Medical treatment in battle : OPERATION
17-down – One extremely behind schedule is cut off : ISOLATE
18-down – Flood discloses gold in river : TORRENT
20-down – Met king, head of new nation : RANINTO
22-down – Examination necessitating a lot of bookwork : AUDIT
23-down – She shows anger with heartless nurse : IRENE

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

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