The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25926 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25926 clues and answers were published on Fri 19 Apr 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25926 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossUncle Arthur protecting Frank : CLEAR
10-acrossPickled in ethanol without delay : ONTHENAIL
11-acrossTour leader who sorts things out for the tourist : TRAVELLER
12-acrossSuspicious of your slippery character, on reflection : LEERY
13-acrossSlob in local knocked back bevvy : BOOZEUP
15-acrossSpread Prohibition to Sleepy Hollow : BANQUET
17-acrossHave young wife to provide assistance : WHELP
18-acrossCaress girl, hitting the mark precisely : PAT
20-acrossNod your heads off and hum : ODOUR
22-acrossFrequently short of soft paper in gents : SQUIRES
25-acrossWorst part about other papers for Guardian readers? : LEFTIES
26-acrossBrazilian footballer’s extremely overrated as folk hero : ROBIN
27-acrossKind of plays on words without beginning to get tricky : UNSELFISH
30-acrossIt won’t work in dry places, unfortunately : CLEPSYDRA
31-acrossBash comic : BEANO

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Secret of behaving badly and escaping punishment : SCOT
2-down – Much less vicious, less hard individual : LETALONE
3-down – See 1 : FREE
4-down – It may help medicine go down, inserted into opening : LOLLIPOP
5-down – In a state of excitement as edges of dressing gown fall away : ATHROB
6-down – Time to employ lifelong forte for dressing down : TELLINGOFF
7-down – Foodstuff consumed in most of France at one time : GATEAU
8-down – Perhaps banks lending capital make a killing : SLAY
13-down – Ed heard loud shouts : BAWLS
14-down – Lost nerve and skill : EXPERTNESS
16-down – The noise of the bullring : TORUS
19-down – Fundamentalists preferring heartless sadism over British charm : TALISMAN
21-down – Master said individual spirit is to be stifled : ORIGINAL
23-down – Organs found in jumble sales : UMBLES
24-down – Twenty-four hours without a sound : STURDY
26-down – Artist starts to colour you blue : RACY
28-down – Left order for portion of liver : LOBE
29-down – See 26 across : HOOD

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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