The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22531 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22531 clues and answers were published on Tue 28 May 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22531 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossName that ‘Monaco-worth-a-trek’ bloke! NB He possibly means he got there! : THEMANWHOBROKE
9-acrossMix it with whisky, soda and ice, as they say in the East End : EYEBALL
10-acrossOne firm push in advance on Mexican port : TAMPICO
11-acrossShrink from seaman with utter strumpet : ABHOR
12-acrossThus I list Rodin’s silent retrospective of noted works : ORATORIOS
13-acrossThe other guide to India : KAMASUTRA
14-acrossOffensive Italian-English mountain man? : EYETI
15-acrossMeditation here from Massenet: ie wasting time once! : THAIS
17-acrossSome measure of radioactivity where Montcalm failed to change halves on line : BOCQUEREL
20-acrossSome tie and diehard : OLDSCHOOL
22-acrossFibre of dark lady eluding ref’s assistant : ISTLE
23-acrossCarton sent for dispatch by this carrier : TUMBRIL
24-acrossGreat circle round last city in Australia : BENDIGO
25-acrossEither Doris or Robin, eventually : ONEOFTHESEDAYS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – See 1 across : THEBANKATMONTE
2-down – Off-Broadway location relieves Hamlet production : EVESHAM
3-down – Blindness of a graduate neurosis: can’t see Tyneside : AMAUROSIS
4-down – Derek, Clyde and Joe with Louisa May : WALCOTT
5-down – Large otter booked with a right turn on the tiles : OSTRAKA
6-down – A lover of phonetics : ROMEO
7-down – Fertilizer the shrew absorbs in one : KAINITE
8-down – Wily bobby’s sole error: admission of youthful indulgence? : BOYSWILLBEBOYS
14-down – European sinecure falling to rapacity … : ESURIENCE
16-down – … with a piece of the Indian islands : ANDAMAN
17-down – Manual indicating ‘Show yellow card for obstruction’ : BOOKLET
18-down – What it takes to make a bore : CALIBRE
19-down – Greek pines for this drink : RETSINA
21-down – See 1 across : CARLO

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

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