The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22483 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22483 clues and answers were published on Tue 02 Apr 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22483 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossLittle fellow’s house sending many a relative round the bend : HOMUNCULE
10-acrossForeign friend holding a square violin : AMATI
11-acrossGrassland on which navy loses heart to flier : LEAFLET
12-acrossReturn of fabled bird vexed Scottish pirate : CORSAIR
13-acrossLeave note on painful condition : GOUT
14-acrossWay finder with an atom of sympathy : COMPASSION
15-acrossContainer for drink – mother’s ruin? : THERMOS
17-acrossProposition third parties receiving aggregate : THEOREM
19-acrossStrange free goal in strange communal decision : REFERENDUM
22-acrossLove to shove Unfinished Symphony, say : OPUS
23-acrossFestival owned by knight : GALAHAD
24-acrossBattered old tabloid model’s gone on the game : DIABOLO
26-acrossDepicted looking stressed : DRAWN
27-acrossIt’s unimaginative of ants to take heart from gulag : FORMULAIC

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Chargers get drunk, grabbing Loki’s girl, and old god’s covered with cheese : THELIGHTBRIGADE
2-down – Shut up about a time to be green : IMMATURE
3-down – A love for indigo : ANIL
4-down – Glistening passions half-roused inwardly : LUSTROUS
5-down – Incompletely train up as drink carrier : TEACUP
6-down – Game casserole almost cooked : LACROSSE
7-down – Exciting excursion for a fellow in women’s clothing : SAFARI
8-down – Artist unexpectedly buys Cornish home : HIERONYMUSBOSCH
16-down – Business person’s Gallic sea shanty? : MERCHANT
17-down – Sultry old solver’s kept below : THUNDERY
18-down – Original recipe to overlap with admonition : REPROVAL
20-down – Stuff about one article from the Sun, reportedly : FILIAL
21-down – Remove number beforehand and slip into oblivion : NODDFF
25-down – Plant held up by Samurai : ARUM

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

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