The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22853 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22853 clues and answers were published on Tue 10 Jun 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22853 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossNot abridged, containing nothing hot or vulgar : UNCOUTH
5-acrossLeave the country, making note sound discordant : MIGRATE
9-acrossRelieved student in credit notes bloom : GLADIOLUS
10-acrossSee 14 : EARTH
11-acrossWanting life to be exact : DEAD
12-acrossFirm, injurious, losing 1-0 to champion of 4 : COPERNICUS
14-acrossTolkien setting the converse of 4? : MIDDLE
15-acrossLook determined in Lewis’s cupboards : CLOSETS
16-acrossRevolt in Hell? Blast! : DISGUST
18-acrossWhen to indicate or appoint : ASSIGN
20-acrossRevolutionary racket is interrupting gift-bearer : SANDINISTA
21-acrossAlmost crumble in fire : FLAK
24-acrossLetter of thanks appended to article : THETA
25-acrossCompiler’s taking little time to recover by foul means : IMMORALLY
26-acrossEmploy model that’s wrong – his didn’t involve 4 : PTOLEMY
27-acrossFishermen’s labour organisation? : NETWORK

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Encouraged – lost canoe, but still encouraged! : URGED
2-down – Interlinked cap and hat with which I made bread : CHAPATI
3-down – An integral component of munitions : UNIT
4-down – Man turned fuel to money and island state to metropolis at 12’s suggestion : HELIOCENTRICITY
5-down – Paper about flower and ship by island expert : MASTERCRAFTSMAN
6-down – Naive sort of music with potentially catastrophic effect : GREENHOUSE
7-down – Gold staple pinning plate to ear : AURICLE
8-down – Oriental pushes off to ancient city : EPHESUS
13-down – Referee may notice Hardy hero embracing Italy fan : ADJUDICATE
16-down – Silly sod kept publishing : DESKTOP
17-down – Headless horseman disturbed the resort : SANREMO
19-down – One prisoner raised sign to champion of 4 : GALILEO
22-down – Canoe unaffected by capsizing : KAYAK
23-down – Feature of fingerboard causes worry : FRET

This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.

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