The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26846 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26846 clues and answers were published on Thu 31 Mar 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26846 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossBrown, an old joke : CHESTNUT
9-acrossDuck has to be green : OLIVE
10-acrossHorse in theory the better gelding, all at the rear dropping back : GREY
11-acrossLingo almost unrecognisable in accent, unable to tie anything up? : STRINGLESS
12-acrossPink bum finally squeezed into shop : SALMON
14-acrossUS wood grain fared oddly after treatment : GRANDFIR
15-acrossExtreme north shrouded in reddish-blue : VIOLENT
17-acrossYellow meat : CHICKEN
20-acrossBird after lemonade, then home for macaroni : POPINJAY
22-acrossSecured by screwed screws, nails come back : ANSWER
23-acrossAudition, as does satellite station, for example? : SCREENTEST
24-acrossA taste of yellow in every red and white : WINE
25-acrossBest clothes primarily ruined — pink : PRICK
26-acrossBattered nuts, each scarlet? : UNCHASTE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Lost in Weimar, eh? No idea! : WHEREAMI
2-down – A mousy 10 : ASHY
3-down – Concert hasn’t been cancelled in support of international organis­ation : UNISON
4-down – Coach carrying gold making room for carriage? : STORAGE
5-down – Current that’s forced lower in blue rinse : DOWNWASH
6-down – Lower position defining party, a dinosaur : DIPLODOCUS
7-down – One skimming over the water for black Russian? : JETSKI
13-down – TV and press etc redistributing mail with tedium : MULTIMEDIA
16-down – Dancer, curse not quite lifted, elected to put on blue : NIJINSKY
18-down – Bird in relationship standing on head of yellowhammer all the time : ETERNITY
19-down – Using a keyboard, write your personal emails initially confiscated by solicitor : TYPEOUT
21-down – Fill old vessel in cemetery that’s empty : OCCUPY
22-down – A thankless introduct­ion course for mug : ATTACK
24-down – Cover hand up, bandaging end of finger : WRAP

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

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