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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22730 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22730 clues and answers were published on Fri 17 Jan 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22730 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Arrest man with hawk’s head, a bit of a nut : COPRA
4-across – What’s odd in funny Haydn symphony : DRUMROLL
8-across – After dissection, I preserved dead mammal : PEREDAVIDSDEER
10-across – Male in the drink about to join vessel – do this again : REEMBARK
11-across – Gift for boy lost in forest : HANSEL
12-across – A province with street harbouring cunning freedom fighter? : ANARCHIST
15-across – Weary maiden rejected virtue : MERIT
17-across – Flowering plant at home blocking chimney : LINUM
18-across – Place in theatre must be tidy – never churned over inside : GREENROOM
19-across – In the auditorium confine one after another : INTURN
21-across – Pioneers modified chemical used in rubber manufacture : ISOPRENE
24-across – Tense? Things will never get better! : PRESENTPERFECT
25-across – College Master in homosexual practice involving many partners : POLYGAMY
26-across – Holy word leader put out – such will be hollow : ANTRA

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Grouse to jump about – one left to rest : CAPERCAILLIE
2-down – Church with gold roof: outside is dull material : PORCELAIN
3-down – Components of bread provided in dry measure : ARDEB
4-down – Sleazy bar given classification not ace fun : DIVERTING
5-down – Our duty is to protect the language : URDU
6-down – Fish in river: land some for cooking : REDSALMON
7-down – Ring secured by reduced deposit : LOESS
9-down – Latent mercy’s stirred for woman murdering her husband : CLYTEMNESTRA
13-down – Arrived with man, keeping quiet! Anxious to avoid the paparazzi? : CAMERASHY
14-down – One of the 16s briefly associated with old shah’s form of belief : THEOSOPHY
16-down – Former president showing resolve to reform? : ROOSEVELT
20-down – Endless twisting putting out one part of body : TORSO
22-down – Scottish explorer with a coat : PARKA
23-down – Woman given name in collection of stories : ANNA

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

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22729 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22729 clues and answers were published on Thu 16 Jan 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22729 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Missing articles – llamas confused with lamas – I’ve got plenty of tricks : SMALLSLAM
6-across – Deity some see as a tyrant : SATYR
9-across – Expressive books that needn’t be read : SPEAKINGVOLUMES
10-across – 27 17 exposed to drink : AIRE
11-across – Drink time : SUPERADD
14-across – Part of a 17, say, a beast of a weed : DANDELION
15-across – 17 on high ground : CAIRN
16-across – Lana Turner’s head turned at birth : NATAL
18-across – Say about Tracey being embraced by tinker, it appears : SEEMINGLY
20-across – African currency comes in a little bit casually : ATRANDOM
21-across – See 10 : DALE
25-across – I’m at college: little work is required relative to how it’s done : EPISTEMOLOGICAL
26-across – Father’s new hooter : SIREN
27-across – 17 to shirk problem in former days : YORKSHIRE

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Russian girl is ashamed to part : SASHA
2-down – Vitamin B for Bevan : ANEURIN
3-down – 17 has left Kipling’s grey wolf and doesn’t start : LAKE
4-down – See 3 : LAND
5-down – Roman venue arranged for me darlin’ : MAVOURNEEN
6-down – For crossing palm with olive in Senior Common Room? : SILVERCOIN
7-down – Boy’s terror curtailed by drums : TIMPANI
8-down – Top job topped – it’s a hospital job : RESIDENCY
12-down – 17 part of garden where heather’s not raised : BEDLINGTON
13-down – M for a holiday? : FIRSTOFMAY
14-down – Wear for station abroad among the sandhills : DUNGAREES
17-down – Row about slip up in the inventory : TERRIER
19-down – Roman brothers get fat keeping up numbered chariot : GRACCHI
22-down – Little girl of the Spanish romance : ELLIE
23-down – Group one can’t make out : BLUR
24-down – Sure things : EGGS

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

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22728 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22728 clues and answers were published on Wed 15 Jan 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22728 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Preference given to a blonde when it comes to the push? : UNFAIRDISMISSAL
9-across – Mad speed – speed that’s utterly reckless : DESPERATE
10-across – Property of some types backfires : SERIF
11-across – Drunk and disorderly riot over a dish : RISOTTO
12-across – Lad said worker is unlikely to go under : BUOYANT
13-across – Female born to endless necessity : NEE
14-across – Shop ran out, owing to demise of producers : ORPHANS
17-across – Let revolutionary remain in support : TRESTLE
19-across – Pine log used in making a bolt : ELOPING
22-across – Collapse of society girl at Norfolk town : DEBACLE
24-across – Chirac’s boyfriend? : AMI
25-across – Charge for case used briefly by a student : ACCUSAL
26-across – Unsound property? : SILENCE
28-across – Weariness comes over a number in European Union : ENNUI
29-across – Russian man of letters : LERMONTOV
30-across – Tour manager tries stupidly to accommodate composer with instrument : TRAVELORGANISER

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Spook given lack of space by Holy Writ : UNDERCOVERAGENT
2-down – Group of gasteropods force us to repeat : FUSUS
3-down – State of train that is broken down : INERTIA
4-down – Inferior clergy get a second turn : DEACONS
5-down – There’s a little bubble mixture when it fizzes : SHERBET
6-down – Near the coast there’s said to be cover : INSHORE
7-down – It’s barbed when it turns up in a fresh carcass : SARCASTIC
8-down – Raise the fence to enable communication? : LIFTTHERECEIVER
15-down – Mangled corpse turns up in a number of stage features : PROSCENIA
16-down – Celibate in order to be Joshua’s parent : NUN
18-down – Plant found by the way in France : RUE
20-down – Draw breath in anger over having no issue : INSPIRE
21-down – Astronomer put up icon to a constellation : GALILEO
22-down – His disguise is in female clothes, when wielding this : DISHRAG
23-down – Dance with nothing on but a party decoration : BALLOON
27-down – Wireless working, turned up for music : NOTES

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22727 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22727 clues and answers were published on Tue 14 Jan 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22727 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Unfortunately, women willing to get a monthly occurrence : NEWMOON
5-across – 24 taking bondage in black : DISMAL
9-across – Arrogant geezers on a banker : COCKSURE
10-across – Tenants invited one occupant, with chain attached? : TOILET
12-across – Hubcaps are so original : HABEASCORPUS
15-across – Having taken drugs, spiritual about rest drunkenly covering work : UPHOLSTERY
17-across – Eggs are done, you say? : OVA
19-across – 18 feature of kisser : LIP
20-across – Concert note accepted by those without money, it is said, for the time being : PROTEMPORE
22-across – Time bid to go with court action : OBITERDICTUM
26-across – Instinctively discover temperature retained by Arctic native : INTUIT
27-across – Knock back a Red Sea of rum : DEMERARA
28-across – Mock to sit after poor grades : DERIDE
29-across – Christopher, on 10s having an attack of 4s : KITTENS

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – 18 feature of kiss : NECK
2-down – Cord of one’s 4s to get on? : WICK
3-down – Bar in joint not entirely keeping jazz fans up : OBSTACLE
4-down – 18 feature of king in uniform, revolutionary : NERVE
6-down – Woodlouse, for example, is round with shell : ISOPOD
7-down – Unsuitable mother licks around poor Dicky : MALAPROPOS
8-down – One blissfully unaware as roulette wheels … : LOTUSEATER
11-down – … first half, perhaps, upset priest : ESPRIT
13-down – Substantial wind of bull fizzled out : FULLBODIED
14-down – Petty criminal pilfers hot rolls : SHOPLIFTER
16-down – Italy gripped by business lecture : TIRADE
18-down – Careless to drop right forward : IMPUDENT
21-down – Age span : PERIOD
23-down – 18 feature of bottom half : CHEEK
24-down – 18 feature of kisser : FACE
25-down – Bar with little atmosphere? : MARS

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

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22726 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22726 clues and answers were published on Mon 13 Jan 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22726 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

8-across – Tough policy on complicated land hire : HARDLINE
9-across – Wear down the Queen with long poem : ERODE
10-across – First man to be a mother : ADAM
11-across – Fido’s meal’s a mess : DOGSDINNER
12-across – He was a king just half a day : ARTHUR
14-across – Despite what’s been said, a rat fell out : AFTERALL
15-across – Harmonious movement in dance : ONESTEP
17-across – Friend from a city in Somerset nearly found beside the tub : BATHMAT
20-across – Anniversary of Sir Robin joining Labour : BIRTHDAY
22-across – Sword held by artist on jetty : RAPIER
23-across – No beautifier of public places : LITTERLOUT
24-across – Left words for bride and groom in Venice : LIDO
25-across – Recall first girl to swallow rubber stamp : EVOKE
26-across – Bankrupt there in India : INTHERED

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Chap almost daring to speak Chinese : MANDARIN
2-down – Cheese made the wrong way : EDAM
3-down – Ash found by Ella on the stage : CINDER
4-down – Ingrid can be found on river with FBI agent : BERGMAN
5-down – Sell Spanish separatists, reportedly found feuding : VENDETTA
6-down – Hideaway with grass on, which may be open all hours : CORNERSHOP
7-down – Resulted in bell ringing loud note : BEFELL
13-down – Doubt when he gets a non-U situation : HESITATION
16-down – Supports one with dress in disarray : ENDORSES
18-down – It’s been read variously in Scotland : ABERDEEN
19-down – Of a British poet’s broadcast in Corby : BYRONIC
21-down – More than one plant is about to grow : IRISES
22-down – Turn, or turned, junk east : ROTATE
24-down – Woollies half removed, revealing whoppers! : LIES

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

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