The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25569 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25569 clues and answers were published on Mon 27 Feb 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25569 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


7-acrossPlan a porno picture? : BLUEPRINT
8-acrossExhaust pipe : DRAIN
9-acrossSee man on board taking grain out East : BISHOPRIC
10-acrossStone fence may well have one in it : AGATE
12-acrossPenny puts on weight in spring : POUNCE
13-acrossEve’s ruin involved all creation : UNIVERSE
14-acrossNicked when seen around the church : NOTCHED
17-acrossSuitable wear for a teetotaller? : DOUBLET
20-acrossTied up at work, reaching capacity : APTITUDE
22-acrossLeading Cuban actors in play : CASTRO
24-acrossLike to declare in test : ASSAY
25-acrossFinished with a sense of failure : OVERSIGHT
26-acrossA brace affected gait : STRUT
27-acrossHow to destroy bacteria, ie with Lister’s treatment : STERILISE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – It may affect weather patterns online, perhaps : ELNINO
2-down – Garage worker tuned machine to go over a hundred : MECHANIC
3-down – Three times they initially faced terrible peril : TRIPLE
4-down – Distressed, having an unknown number of debts? : ANXIOUS
5-down – Footwear by which the Irish may be recognised : BROGUE
6-down – Is stated in a way that creates revulsion : DISTASTE
11-down – I’d look around for bathing facilities : LIDO
15-down – It comes in to fight on the other side : OPPOSITE
16-down – Where needles are kept, just in case : ETUI
18-down – French fortress, HQ until captured : BASTILLE
19-down – Stop at sea : HEAVETO
21-down – Suffering dreary routine, I take a turn for the worse : INARUT
22-down – They provide seedless apples for cooking : CORERS
23-down – Stew has her way of using leftovers : REHASH

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

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