The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25464 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25464 clues and answers were published on Thu 27 Oct 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25464 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossScottish, might you say? That’s funny! : JOCULAR
5-acrossLiberal, firm and good : COPIOUS
9-acrossSchmuck we buried in plot, laid back : DWEEB
10-acrossPresident claims writer saw his tool? : CARPENTER
11-acrossSee 16 : THEBEDPOST
12-acrossSee 16 : LOSE
14-acrossSee 16 : ITSFLAVOURON
18-across11 pigs or bats rising late : OVERSLEEPING
21-acrossLook, someone in a turban, so to speak? : SEEK
22-acrossSee 16 : CHEWINGGUM
25-acrossSee 16 : OVERNIGHT
26-acrossCollege opening : ORIEL
27-acrossReserves stuffing Manchester United, perhaps? Correct : REDRESS
28-acrossLeave handle again? : RETREAT

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Papers written up in project on hard book : JUDITH
2-down – Quick introduction to centrifugal force : CLEVER
3-down – Party time under model coming up for Gilbert, perhaps? : LIBRETTIST
4-down – On top, go over once more : RECAP
5-down – Cheat’s character accidental : CARDSHARP
6-down – Look, someone in the loo, so to speak? : PEER
7-down – Paddle in doubt, struggling to find boat’s motor : OUTBOARD
8-down – Soldier crawling under material, seeing another soldier : SERGEANT
13-down – Bum on the floor, a fanatic hosting party : DOWNANDOUT
15-down – Person bound to come up with the goods in man’s breakfast items : FRESHEGGS
16-down – Old number 35 London bus we drove home to Scunthorpe, so luggage is all over the place! : DOESYOUR
17-down – Vicar’s right and always on target : REVEREND
19-down – In fleeting instant, pointing to the sky for light : IGNITE
20-down – Dirt’s ending underneath a shoe — that’s charming : AMULET
23-down – Fighting to curb tide, I’d lost — to this? : WATER
24-down – Monarch born, one wounded in massacre : KNEE

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

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