The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26726 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26726 clues and answers were published on Wed 11 Nov 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26726 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAristocrat getting half of tax on game : DUCHESS
5-acrossUS fast food is old-fashioned stuff — make good : CORNDOG
9-acrossGreylag reed houses share a view : AGREE
10-acrossHardly a revealing character, Black Beauty? : DARKHORSE
11-acrossDeadly omen affected Tutankhamun, visually : ALMONDEYED
12-acrossI’m astonished by Köchel’s fiddle : COOK
14-acrossIncrease in tourism misrepresented, which is rather a dampener : MOISTURISER
18-acrossThinner, washed out, in need of courage : WHITESPIRIT
21-acrossDear little book found in stall : BABY
22-acrossDecorative singer, actual or fraudulent, bags gold : COLORATURA
25-acrossI almost do casual work and I perform, making a list : ITEMISING
26-acrossTurning out in transitive school : TUTOR
27-acrossHorny GP after surgery is a monster : GRYPHON
28-acrossEducation basically ruined her rest : THREERS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Abolish one method to get humour into Homerian acknowledgement of stupidity : DOAWAY
2-down – Church of Rome: six of its members shunned superficially shiny stuff : CHROME
3-down – It indicates the previous clue, say, is less sensitive than before : EVENNUMBER
4-down – School’s head, useless creep : SIDLE
5-down – Artisan’s stylus possessed by renowned Egyptologist : CARPENTER
6-down – Upper class Henry entering bishop’s address here in Germany : RUHR
7-down – Animal used moor for recreation : DORMOUSE
8-down – Ancient vessel — pull a nasty face, inhaling smoke : GREEKURN
13-down – One who makes longer drawing instrument : PROTRACTOR
15-down – One medium Pils drunk without oxygen at the time of collapse : IMPLOSION
16-down – Cleaning up pop group not quite into rock : SWABBING
17-down – Bible’s out with day, month, year for David or Jonathan? : DIMBLEBY
19-down – Career time for hot shell-suited swimmer : TURTLE
20-down – Toothy creature happened to be holding back web address : WALRUS
23-down – Anything at all should! : OUGHT
24-down – See 1 : WITH

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

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