The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25411 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25411 clues and answers were published on Fri 26 Aug 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25411 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossIt’s about a pound in English money : DECUSETTUTAMEN
9-acrossAll or nothing about turning feature of flower : COROLLA
10-acrossActive in the Goon Show : ONTHEGO
11-acrossOne resigned when about to get endlessly ill : STOIC
12-acrossOne might study insects, it could be : SCIENTIST
13-acrossHe might be handy with an unusual book : ODDJOBMAN
14-acrossWriter reflected over first Greek letter : SIGMA
15-acrossCustoms are second matter in language of 1 across : MORES
17-acrossIt gets you to sit up : CHAIRLIFT
20-acrossHell’s Angel sets off with it and puts the boot in sharp : KICKSTART
22-acrossTender of French metal : OFFER
23-acrossAlan Turing partly decoded and was not affected : NATURAL
24-acrossHow Incitatus reportedly declined government office? : NEIGHED
25-acrossLight-headed lady? : PLATINUMBLONDE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Tossed coin, side creating government policy? : DECISIONMAKING
2-down – Vehicle capacity causes state highway to switch sides : CARLOAD
3-down – Short Australian social could become lustful : SALACIOUS
4-down – A lintel may take time to redeem : TRANSOM
5-down – Note work by Scot is ideal : UTOPIAN
6-down – Suit one lost in London : ACTON
7-down – Time for this clue starting off with gin sling? : EVENING
8-down – Agreement with composer for playing in a quartet? : CONTRACTBRIDGE
14-down – Tailors are not entirely involved in such matters : SARTORIAL
16-down – Indefinite article used in narration : RECITAL
17-down – Padre, not a comic actor : CHAPLIN
18-down – New man carries Old Labour leader or the opposite : ANTONYM
19-down – Possibly a fish — an Iranian city? : ISFAHAN
21-down – Fish for rodent without offspring initially : SPRAT

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

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