The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21647 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 21647 clues and answers were published on Mon 26 Jul 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21647 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossNoticing nothing unusual in disguise : INCOGNITO
10-acrossMuse takes a long time to identify : ERATO
11-acrossMost woe-begotten pair : TWOSOME
12-acrossVessel that shoots over the waves : GUNBOAT
13-acrossThrash about the ring showing little craft : CANOE
14-acrossThose that do may have a mortgage, though it’s hateful : ABHORRENT
16-acrossJames the First, as a naval officer : FIRSTLIEUTENANT
19-acrossLush crepe put round burial place : SEPULCHRE
21-acrossIt naturally beats peas and beans : PULSE
22-acrossA foot of water in the diocese : SPONDEE
23-acrossUneasy feeling that a meal is badly cooked : MALAISE
24-acrossChap on base gets permit : ALLOW
25-acrossI’m informed against and arraigned : IMPEACHED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Hand-to-hand combat? : FISTICUFFS
2-down – Vessel that crosses the bar? : SCHOONER
3-down – No notice is required should you wish to do it : IGNORE
4-down – Quote it in church : CITE
5-down – Log cabin brawl? : ROUGHHOUSE
6-down – What’s needed for developing wee runts? : WETNURSE
7-down – Take cover when one is after a gangster : CAPONE
8-down – Run away from a flash of lightning : BOLT
14-down – One in crime that upset school discipline : ARITHMETIC
15-down – Right actions required by house owners : TITLEDEEDS
17-down – Be patronising in speech and overbearing in argument : TALKDOWN
18-down – It’s OK, there’s no one left : ALLRIGHT
20-down – Badly off-colour : POORLY
21-down – A column I will condense into a short paragraph : PILLAR
22-down – Make ears burn : SEAR
23-down – For centuries they ignored America : MAPS

This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.

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