The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26308 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26308 clues and answers were published on Thu 10 Jul 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26308 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossUndoing screws I seem to break edges of nuts : NEMESIS
5-acrossJump into well — or dive? : FLEAPIT
9-acrossCook was sick after falling over : DELIA
10-acrossUnderwear for the tits? Popular for ass! : BIRDBRAIN
11-acrossGroup feeling royalist out to conceal documents : SOLIDARITY
12-acrossGlance through introduction to sad Kipling novel : SKIM
14-acrossSocialite someone on the brink of victory? Not I! : MANABOUTTOWN
18-acrossRotter is binding pieces together : COMPOSMENTIS
21-acrossCurrency source of opportunity way across the Channel? On the contrary : EURO
22-acrossGymnastic equipment sees work flipping between rails : TRAMPOLINE
25-acrossTory prime minister in decline, contributing to damn all, I’m Cameron! : MACMILLAN
26-acrossEducated girl eating a dish from India : RAITA
27-acrossLadder out for fugitive : RUNAWAY
28-acrossPig far from genuine in bed : HAMMOCK

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Brown up first, one tanning all over? : NUDIST
2-down – Young activist in education a degree superior to such a land of impossibility? : MALALA
3-down – Plant shrew beneath crack : SNAPDRAGON
4-down – Serious, thus drink taken half-heartedly : SOBER
5-down – Tree then, or kind of plant : FIRETHORN
6-down – Island qualified for uprising : ELBA
7-down – Idiot put on weight — it’s the whale diet! : PLANKTON
8-down – Rented accommodation where a number stick without roof : TENEMENT
13-down – Salacious entertainment, wild experience in orgasm, perhaps? : STRIPOGRAM
15-down – Commercial trial at sea in this setter’s naval law : ADMIRALTY
16-down – Headlining toddler? : SCREAMER
17-down – US pastor’s conclusion about religious instruction starts to come apart : AMERICAN
19-down – Perfect child overcomes first of obstacles in martial art : AIKIDO
20-down – Gospeller supporting religious teachings, it’s said : REMARK
23-down – Champ artist : MUNCH
24-down – Opinion the four of us brought up : VIEW

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

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