The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22960 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22960 clues and answers were published on Mon 13 Oct 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22960 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossMan of affairs : DONJUAN
5-acrossTried writing to the editor : ESSAYED
10-acrossChopped and changed when solving this clue : HEWN
11-acrossWitchcraft : BROOMSTICK
12-acrossFather’s bird is no longer in her prime! : PASTIT
13-acrossPig in fat calls for old port : LARBOARD
14-acrossRecommended a course in physics : PRESCRIBE
16-acrossGeneral stall : BOOTH
17-acrossIt’s loud for a musical note : FORTE
19-acrossSerious measure needed for those that are late : GRAVEYARD
23-acrossMembers of this society have a lot in common : AFFLUENT
24-acrossSettles for cat food : LIGHTS
26-acrossMagazine for women? : POWDERROOM
27-acrossLovely article in wood : FAIR
28-acrossEccentricity of uneven quality : ODDNESS
29-acrossHe enters the office uninvited : USURPER

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Frank! Look out! : OPENAIR
3-down – Girl making article in stone : JANET
4-down – He will try to cook rarebit : ARBITER
6-down – Gloomy with ulcer: a case for the doctor : SOMBRE
7-down – A choice literary gathering : ANTHOLOGY
8-down – Right in, but it’s taken out : EXCERPT
9-down – Concert party in an arrangement of hues : COLLABORATION
15-down – Become comfortably established in seat on row : SETTLEDIN
18-down – Jettison a mouldy cargo : OFFLOAD
20-down – Masses of books : VOLUMES
21-down – Sailor comes up a rope – this one? : RATLINE
22-down – Stones left in fruit : PEARLS
25-down – Prefer to attack : GOFOR

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

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