The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25392 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25392 clues and answers were published on Thu 04 Aug 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25392 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossExtract from channel by excellent former laureate : ANNEFINE
5-acrossCover in partly foreign aircraft : GLIDER
9-acrossProtective expression of disapproval at upsetting beer on line : TUTELARY
10-acrossTemporary relationship with a b-blonde? : AFFAIR
12-acrossExclamation : GOODHEAVENS
15-acrossMoved like a serpent losing something of its shape in birthday suit : NAKED
17-acrossHavoc as played, alternative to 12 to please the 7? : MERRYHELL
18-acrossHigh ball concealing uncertain treasure, more like fatty bacon : STREAKIER
19-acrossConnect for safety in 13 : EARTH
20-acrossSecond name of Sikh swallowed by fish in Norfolk garden centre : BRESSINGHAM
24-acrossArticle evoking protest : OBJECT
25-acrossNot breaking barrier for us — nobis in translation, more or less : SUBSONIC
26-acrossMake toe the line, suppressing union by force : DURESS
27-acrossBacking 1 down leaving : REVERSAL

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Enemy social worker has a go on Ulster street : ANTAGONIST
2-down – Those linked at home know trees spread around river : NETWORKERS
3-down – Sewage put the wrong side in estuary : FILTH
4-down – Romanesque correspondent responsible for the 15 and the 7 : NORMANMAILER
6-down – Tate’s mate accepts one-party conduct : LIFESTYLE
7-down – Useless people in the Black Hills : DEAD
8-down – Not often still red? : RARE
11-down – Lord in France near having certain difficulty with nonconformity : PEERPRESSURE
13-down – Be told rumours of domestic setting in grammar school : HEARTHINGS
14-down – I leave Saddam’s henchman as indexed relating to elixirs : ALCHEMICAL
16-down – Snags with Spooner to make holes in Yorkshire power station : DRAWBACKS
21-down – Poet of the sweet spring has direction about tree : NASHE
22-down – See 7 : WOOD
23-down – A container with an opening : AJAR

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

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