The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22206 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22206 clues and answers were published on Fri 11 May 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22206 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSetting including a large kind of triangle : SCALENE
5-acrossA coat with line and wrinkles : FURROWS
10-acrossFrank is allowing access : OPEN
11-acrossPlayful pets after Lawrence takes them out to play : THETEMPEST
12-acrossSort of zebra crossing, good for capital city : ZAGREB
13-acrossGiven food in Australia, Edward is exhausted in America : TUCKERED
14-acrossRental due to be revised is not revised : UNALTERED
16-acrossUndergarment for a bear : TEDDY
17-acrossThatcher’s choice for home secretary : STRAW
19-acrossTurning point when Tom Jones initially encounters flattery : TJUNCTION
23-acrossSoap bar is misshapen – there’s a complaint about it : CARBOLIC
24-acrossFlags displayed by doctor above heart operations : DROOPS
26-acrossLetters from people in books : CHARACTERS
27-acrossDate in Rome that is incomplete : IDES
28-acrossA military expedition caused trouble, with king being captured : CRUSADE
29-acrossTo reduce consumption is futile : USELESS

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Biblical character without fitting rank : CAPTAIN
3-down – Interior covering for passenger ship : LINER
4-down – Eminent aristocrat entertaining volunteers : NOTABLE
6-down – Some tunes composed for an international organisation : UNESCO
7-down – Stand for religious education here : REPRESENT
8-down – Stitch up nurse in part of London : WESTEND
9-down – Grub garb : LEATHERJACKET
15-down – Ballerinas missing a dance in Wales : LLANBERIS
18-down – Instructor having meal with singer and actress : TEACHER
20-down – Diana’s crazy about people without clothes : NUDISTS
21-down – Eurydice’s husband composed her opus : ORPHEUS
22-down – Calm policemen attached to port authority : PLACID
25-down – A college window : ORIEL

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

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