The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25583 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25583 clues and answers were published on Mon 19 Mar 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25583 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossDramatic character making love in exotic villa, caught by doctor : MALVOLIO
9-acrossIt’s far from the gold route, start to finish : OUTER
10-acrossGrant holds C sharp : ACID
11-acrossCrafty revolutionary move, terribly irksome, gaining last 75% of vote : ESKIMOROLL
12-acrossOperation cuts lives in extremely bloody medical procedure : BIOPSY
14-acrossCrank cap, say, and chain for bird : NUTHATCH
16-acrossCaveman-speak about to be implanted in mutated Asian reptiles : IGUANAS
18-acrossAfrican warriors, revolutionary yet showing irreverence : IMPIETY
21-acrossTasteful circles restricting one with no time for medical openings : FISTULAE
23-acrossRetired American, Mr Barlow Sweet? : SUGARY
24-acrossVerbal form of ð reversed in electron, say : PARTICIPLE
26-acrossGigolo Don’s dancing around all right, which is fair : GOOD
27-acrossKeenly anticipating going-home time, like Westminster sightseers? : CLOCK
28-acrossNegative poles seen around hot air : NONSENSE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – See 27 : WATCHING
2-down – Poet’s round — very one just cited : OVID
3-down – Tired skin lifted in surgery — extremely : SLEEPY
4-down – See 26 across : LOOKING
5-down – Report which a sailor often has to avoid : BOOM
6-down – Astronomer’s job, giving celebrity Georgia energy : STARGAZING
7-down – For movement tailless parasites leap about : FROLIC
13-down – Pressure on national bats circling entrance to Tottenham’s growing estate : PLANTATION
15-down – See 20 : TOM
17-down – Nothing’s outside the scope of one who is single and ale-besotted : ALL
19-down – Shell carrier sounding stretched on French river : TORTOISE
20-down – After pint, change of tempo in eg one looking for sexual pleasure : PEEPING
22-down – Make a horticultural graft, caused by chain reaction round tip of tuber : INARCH
23-down – See 17 : SEEING
25-down – Angelica kept as cover for this? : CAKE
26-down – Computer enthusiast’s right to abandon language? : GEEK

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

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