The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22816 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22816 clues and answers were published on Mon 28 Apr 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22816 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossIn my judgement, it’s the skyline : ASFAR
10-acrossSee 9 : ASICANSEE
11-acrossSea bird seen on a golf course : ALBATROSS
12-acrossThomas puts dried grass over road : HARDY
13-acrossTar gets nose broken in mutiny : TREASON
15-acrossMartine converted in this tower : MINARET
17-acrossNot known to be dipped in beer in this joint : ANKLE
18-acrossEnjoy what Alan Titchmarsh does? : DIG
20-acrossOne teetotaller will break up a party as before : DITTO
22-acrossSomething worn outside a bit, or in the house : HABITAT
25-acrossDoris needs advice about right outing : DAYTRIP
26-acrossA little smoke in the morning round is wonderful : MAGIC
27-acrossWest Indian dish gives energy to each belly : PEPPERPOT
30-acrossSimilarly, the money basket is fluctuating : BYTHESAME
31-acrossSee 31 : TOKEN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Top of gas cooker is cracked : GAGA
2-down – Rotten holiday faced by batsman : OFFBREAK
3-down – Courage? King George has it! : GRIT
4-down – Mad about Mickey, almost deserted : MAROONED
5-down – Could be so slim and supple : LISSOM
6-down – For cleaning clothes, Gandhi’s way is wrong : WASHINGDAY
7-down – Loan shark certain to be found in the old city : USURER
8-down – Fed up with unknown challenge : DEFY
13-down – Beverage given to child in school : TEACH
14-down – Shows that can be seen through : SPECTACLES
16-down – Boy Scouts left holding nothing up : TROOP
19-down – Safe journey once ocean’s shadow is lifted : GODSPEED
21-down – Tollgate muddled up tinker : TURNPIKE
23-down – Boy nearly bought one in Colombia : BOGOTA
24-down – Repeated knocks make Irish twins retreat : TAPTAP
26-down – Masses of writing about ex-pupil : MOBS
28-down – Poet fails to start the food : EATS
29-down – This PM’s not for turning – lady’s conclusion : TONY

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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