The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26200 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26200 clues and answers were published on Thu 06 Mar 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26200 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAre you Ben? Apparently not : ARTHUR
5-acrossBronz? : SHORTAGE
9-acrossLoaf taken from wrapper and chewed noisily : BAGUETTE
10-acrossRoar away on time to see 5 down here : TVROOM
11-acrossVery sad to find out what’s popular on Twitter : HEARTRENDING
13-acrossCent remains legal tender : CASH
14-acrossQuiet delicacy in which I go to jug : TACITURN
17-acrossCircle Line trips are timed : DIAMETER
18-acrossYour team bats, but … dangerous topics! : MINE
20-acrossTo play, I set up soccer for those who dislike union : EUROSCEPTICS
23-acrossShow responsible attitude to how the cards may fall : FACEUP
24-acrossAppeared to have made a fag? : ROLLEDUP
25-acrossIs going to increase the population? Extremely grave conditions : GESTATES
26-acrossOffensive breaks through peace line in village : SHTETL

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Tweak what the barely literate can do? : READ
3-down – You struggle to gut two hens to feed the Queen’s horse : HOUYHNHNM
4-down – Wretch lying in the sun may cop it — the cane! : RATTAN
5-down – Boxed games? : SPECTATORSPORTS
6-down – Widening of appeal in a court, he resolved : OUTREACH
7-down – Ready for bed, attempt­ed to move one along a bit : TIRED
8-down – Flat charge being made much smaller brought a tear : GROUNDRENT
12-down – Fix for rival to lose head, having drunk a little whisky? : MANIPULATE
15-down – Spare tyre going down, not at first being infla­ted : TUMESCENT
16-down – Have cannabis for sale: one could find a meal here, too : STOCKPOT
19-down – See 18 : FIELDS
21-down – Lover taken in secret? Yes and no : OVERT
22-down – See 2 : JUST

This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.

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