The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26668 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26668 clues and answers were published on Fri 04 Sep 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26668 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossInexperienced male wildebeest conserving energy, trailing home : INGENU
4-acrossLily’s relative pole dancing with dash : ASPHODEL
9-acrossFive pound ten bill before the run-up to Christmas : ADVENT
10-acrossOn vacation, preferred to travel back and forth — or hide quietly? : LIEDOGGO
11-acrossThe dining room’s warmer, of course : HOSTESSTROLLEY
13-acrossRich and hip, those people desire nothing in recession : INTHEMONEY
14-acrossA-Z back to front in pine dresser? : ADZE
16-acrossSilly fellow loves to appear in court : COOT
18-acrossTreatise on origins of apparently toxic insect pheromone : ATTRACTANT
21-acrossThey painted flowing hair and apple trees : PRERAPHAELITES
23-acrossBird on branch fell off its perch : BOUGHTIT
24-acrossAdvances of old star? How it hurts to be rebuffed! : COMETH
25-acrossInveigh against unclothed male and female chest : EXECRATE
26-acrossOne’s wrong to eat no protein : MYOSIN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Penny once refused to bed Russian bloke : IVAN
2-down – Stop working as Independence Day in 1945 beset by disorder : GIVEOUT
3-down – 20-1 on win bet seen after tips ignored : NINETEEN
5-down – Hero of a nation condemning segregation : SAINTGEORGE
6-down – It’s collided at speed with a drone outside : HADRON
7-down – Harry’s commanded Arctic transport unit : DOGSLED
8-down – Felt they’re disliked by the Daily Mail? : LOONYLEFT
12-down – Unsympathetic treatment of husband after trousers split : SHORTSHRIFT
13-down – Falling Down oddly billed to follow old American Dad! : INCAPABLE
15-down – Bitterness of account outing trio at start of marriage : ACRIMONY
17-down – Too much exercising leads to often very enervating wheeze : OVERUSE
19-down – Packed in silica gel, essentially lasting forever : AGELESS
20-down – Domestic appliance occupied this spot, briefly : WASHER
22-down – Next layer under bottom of that : THEN

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

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