The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25648 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25648 clues and answers were published on Tue 29 May 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25648 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-across9 and rebels among their favourites? : PEDANTS
5-acrossWhat 15s do, if old money’s invested in euros : EDUCATE
10-acrossEg Rusbridger hacking museum’s old texts : VEDA
11-acrossDors and Monroe, say, sad old has-beens, energy sapped : ASHBLONDES
12-acrossGiant bestriding Italy, one of 9 : TITIAN
13-acrossCapsize old green vessel : OVERTURN
14-acrossGreeting old man in business charts : HITPARADE
16-acrossOld Ethiopian’s not half deep : ABYSS
17-acrossNote swinging old one of 9 : FALDO
19-acrossOne of 9, a talent wasted in business : CANALETTO
23-acrossCloth worker, 7’s boss : SERGEANT
24-acrossHistorian’s old books sent back in trap : GIBBON
26-acrossTeacher buttonholing her current boss with odd rant lacks control : MISGOVERNS
27-acrossPot popular among South Korean leaders : SINK
28-acrossBloody silly rule broken by, say, one of 9 : BRUEGEL
29-acrossOne of 9 could be a help backing another one? : RAPHAEL

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Boundless audacity beginning to irritate 9 : EMERITI
3-down – Did Menuhin play one a bit melodramatically? : AMATI
4-down – Touching Ulster paintings up for teacher : TRAINER
6-down – Smashed old people’s tomb : DOLMEN
7-down – One of 9 cheats board : CONSTABLE
8-down – Try cutting Times Square subject : THEARTS
9-down – 8 models confused theme : THEOLDMASTERS
15-down – One of 9 eager to go in straight after gym : PEDAGOGUE
18-down – Foreign article framed by a joiner in studio : ATELIER
20-down – A golf union in America reserves top course : AUGUSTA
21-down – Thrash leaders of the revolution with cat : TROUNCE
22-down – Early fliers line area angrily mobbing Virgin’s boss : LARVAE
25-down – Old boy’s over at school for one of 9 : BOSCH

This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.

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