The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26937 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26937 clues and answers were published on Fri 15 Jul 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26937 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossWhite powder pocketed by outlaw from a Christian church : BASILICAN
6-acrossLa-di-da pound shop : POSH
8-acrossUltimately, grass cutter? : STRIMMER
9-acrossSomewhat in decline, in effect I’d degenerated, do you understand? : GEDDIT
10-acrossSession on guitar a minor hit on the road in America : FENDER
11-acrossCurve under an arch, design adorns it : INTRADOS
12-acrossIn the clutches of phantom I go doolally — I’m in shock! : OMIGOD
15-acrossSee 1 down : SHORTAND
16-acrossWood perhaps to sell on the counter, one of thirteen : GOLFCLUB
19-acrossBoat recently launched in New Jersey city : NEWARK
21-acrossMedicine working finally, so hopeful : ASPIRING
22-acrossSee 10 : BENDER
24-acrossCapital in country in the midst of attack : TIRANA
25-acrossA right absolutely not maintained by fascist revolutionary from Tucson, say? : ARIZONAN
26-acrossInsignificant pond : MERE
27-acrossMissing eyeball’s punctured — like a tissue? : ABSORBENT

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Vile cadre honestly brutish to have someone so at their mercy? : BYTHE
2-down – Party language among squabbling fringes : SHINDIG
3-down – Large-eyed animal showing spirit on tree climbing, but not quite reaching the top : LEMUR
4-down – See 1 : CURLIES
5-down – Loose robe dressing government leader in municipality just around the corner? : NIGHTGOWN
6-down – School actors downloaded recording : PODCAST
7-down – Onassis, perhaps, captive in the sun? : SHIPOWNER
13-down – Tripe in hooch : MOONSHINE
14-down – Exile, a country boy brought up to embody peace at heart : DALAILAMA
17-down – Vessel that opens late in the week? : FRIGATE
18-down – Two wheels for a literary hobgoblin : BIGEARS
20-down – Success not all fair : WINSOME
22-down – Cut edge in rod for pipe : BRIAR
23-down – Execute, having brought about last of carrot and stick : ENACT

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

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