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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22758 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22758 clues and answers were published on Wed 19 Feb 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22758 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Designed, say, double line of casual dress : NEGLIGEE
5-across – Across the Pond, a serviceman pinches backside of 24 player : AGASSI
9-across – Eight bells for lout reversing into doorpost? On the contrary : BOBMAJOR
10-across – Drink and drug covered with mud : CLARET
11-across – The return of The Tablet in the Water is a treat : LOLLIPOP
12-across – A Baptist at the Plough : DIPPER
14-across – Old Man Lot embraces girl and boy : FATHERTIME
18-across – Marketing drug, maintaining it will induce goodwill : PROPITIATE
22-across – Martin, perhaps, receiving Edward’s treatment : REMEDY
23-across – Roman god takes country back for an old penny : DENARIUS
24-across – Game that’s lost from the Naughty Nineties : TENNIS
25-across – Elected to occupy safe position of no responsibility : SINECURE
26-across – A fierce investigator back in the Counter-Reformation : FERRET
27-across – Subversive publication gives support to a fool : AGITPROP

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Sexy Greek character’s ill humour : NUBILE
2-down – What turkeys do to wolf? : GOBBLE
3-down – Type of It Girl lacking energy : ITALIC
4-down – Electronic list conceals Arab’s strong desire : EROTOMANIA
6-down – Gadabout left romancer at dance : GALLIARD
7-down – They’re highly placed in samphire cultivation : SERAPHIM
8-down – Entertain without a novel means of communication : INTERNET
13-down – Confess accommodating man said to be mad is traumatic : SHATTERING
15-down – Stimulant to copy note into range : APERITIF
16-down – One wants a title to be less unusual : COMMONER
17-down – Writer about wood and forest hazard : WILDFIRE
19-down – The final word in the officer’s dirge : LAMENT
20-down – Intelligence in Egyptian town centre obliterated by booze : LIQUOR
21-down – Inactive snake takes shelter : ASLEEP

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

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22757 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22757 clues and answers were published on Tue 18 Feb 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22757 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

9-across – Pit workers with soldiers joining revolutionary’s art movement : ORCHESTRA
10-across – Sound horse? On the contrary, no sound : NEIGH
11-across – Actor with heart of gold and one rival : OLIVIER
12-across – Society’s impressed by one magnifying view on bussing : OSCULAR
13-across – The duty of the sexton? : TOLL
14-across – Develop characters, say, with a Spanish wordsmith : LOPEDEVEGA
16-across – Grave robber’s introduction into undead East End rabble : EARNEST
17-across – Elemental prophet and emperor, one and the same externally : ANEROID
19-across – Beyond one’s remit to reconcile true rivals : ULTRAVIRES
22-across – An admirer of cockney belles, do we hear? : BEAU
24-across – Self-reliant girl died sadly : UNAIDED
25-across – Radio detector in the maze of television : CRYSTAL
26-across – Rate Ben Adam’s bearing : ABUSE
27-across – Hardly a hot tip for the highest objective? : NORTHPOLE

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Make, say, a vain attempt to nobble The Weakest Link : GOFORTHEJUGULAR
2-down – Wallenstein his s-spine-tingler : SCHILLER
3-down – Lamb departs before she cooks it? : DELIA
4-down – Guinness collection perhaps included Sally : STARTOUT
5-down – Firmly wears the breeches, then ‘e holds your britches as an alternative : HASONE
6-down – Talent broken reed spent : KNACKERED
7-down – Holiday in the can : BILLIE
8-down – See 5 : SHORTANDCURLIES
15-down – Actor wrapped up with one the French had : DEPARDIEU
17-down – Romance left abandoned in the wheat : AMELCORN
18-down – Rode down naked? O, all right! : OVERTOOK
20-down – Storm centre that’s part of the service : TEACUP
21-down – Time to conclude home study mark : INDENT
23-down – See 5 : BYTHE

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

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22756 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22756 clues and answers were published on Mon 17 Feb 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22756 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – US claim settlement in Oklahoma, say : MUSICAL
5-across – Believe one side of the account : CREDIT
9-across – A strike in the financial centre spells disaster : CALAMITY
10-across – Not out of touch, but performing publicly? : INPLAY
12-across – The family’s failure makes a wretched story : POORRELATION
15-across – Stock answer given by Solomon in classic dilemma : SHAREISSUE
17-across – Head teachers : NUT
19-across – Greek letter, precious if duplicated : CHI
20-across – Warmer in the main : GULFSTREAM
22-across – Erring dog ran off and played in the streets : ORGANGRINDER
26-across – Something like a rush on silver is accepted : AGREED
27-across – Colour sergeant seen in Spanish dance : FLAMENCO
28-across – Acted evasively, being naturally guarded : HEDGED
29-across – Eke out the porridge : STRETCH

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Club with a bit of spice : MACE
2-down – He’s QC material : SILK
3-down – Being calm, scored : COMPOSED
4-down – Alter formation? Not yet : LATER
6-down – Split nearly all the income from property : RENTAL
7-down – Flirtations lead to many marriages : DALLIANCES
8-down – Anxious period during trial : TRYINGTIME
11-down – Brush off and polish again : REBUFF
13-down – Quiet, shy chap to turn into a violent one : PSYCHOPATH
14-down – Stayed well away from work : MALINGERED
16-down – Fair in the marketplace : SQUARE
18-down – Pennant flown by vessel with monarch aboard : STREAMER
21-down – An explosion due to the cold : SNEEZE
23-down – Things of no value to students in their union : NULLS
24-down – Speed of flier : KNOT
25-down – Nutcracker? : COSH

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

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22754 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22754 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Feb 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22754 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Blair could be a skilled craftsman : CABINETMAKER
8-across – It’s the opposite of a thousand to an old Roman : ANTONYM
9-across – It’s lace that is flexible : ELASTIC
11-across – Silly tear shed by child shows disloyalty : TREASON
12-across – Effeminate niece broke record first : EPICENE
13-across – Vessel is back, caught by ban : BASIN
14-across – Showing lack of judgement, so do not try so many! : TASTELESS
16-across – A rule aunt adopted about appearing in the nude : AUNATUREL
19-across – Man in headgear of little value : CHEAP
21-across – Satisfied with French storybook : CONTENT
23-across – Law maker sent round a round robin initially : SENATOR
24-across – He votes for Hanoverian prince : ELECTOR
25-across – Put oar into confused speech : ORATION
26-across – Never acted in production by mistake : INADVERTENCE

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – They ignore boats : CUTTERS
2-down – One so held by Tony to be a blessing : BENISON
3-down – He proposes someone to monitor an order : NOMINATOR
4-down – Subject for discussion by Lawrence about border : THEME
5-down – Eric upset by girl’s greed : AVARICE
6-down – End former meter error : EXTREME
7-down – Roughly trace girl in freehand : CARTEBLANCHE
10-down – Cheap greens I order, being parsimonious : CHEESEPARING
15-down – Betray Clare? : SELLSHORT
17-down – Little Ann’s liking for cloth : NANKEEN
18-down – Cured editor on outing : TREATED
19-down – Not disturbed in murderer’s hold : CONTAIN
20-down – Measure string for knot : ENTWINE
22-down – Extract from chapter seen to be concise : TERSE

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

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22753 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22753 clues and answers were published on Thu 13 Feb 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22753 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – 26’s knight’s girl’s housekeeper wanting chat : ELAINE
4-across – See 22 : OFTHEDOG
9-across – Doctor put in camp? : INTERN
10-across – Royal family forbidding reform of Dail : GRIMALDI
11-across – Tennessee’s detectives hold girl with silver on lake : GLASSMENAGERIE
13-across – Arkansas’ pebble : LITTLEROCK
14-across – Ireland, say, in Paisley’s view : ISLE
16-across – Smoothing agent in the cabinet? : FILE
18-across – Story about a 5 – the Guardian’s giving consent : FAVOURABLE
21-across – It could be eaten sailing, or it could be sweeping : GENERALISATION
23-across – Somewhat of an inquisition into 12’s car? : AUTODAFE
24-across – Leave opera singer for naked lady : GODIVA
25-across – 7 asks God – to make them therapeutic? : DEEPRAYS
26-across – A king for half a day, past and future? : ARTHUR

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – 26’s knight’s girl to eat up : ENID
2-down – 1 across’s place given to operas – to La Traviata, say : ASTOLAT
3-down – Scene of mutiny’s to last month – there wasn’t enough play : NORESULT
5-down – Wingers come up with home winner and nil to America, which is corny : FARINACEOUS
6-down – It’s paid to a governor initially in residence : HOMAGE
7-down – Benefits include golden girl : DOLORES
8-down – In old money nearly always there’s a queen … : GUINEVERE
12-down – … whose sister-in-law from Germany Olaf got involved with : MORGANLEFAY
13-down – Distressing feud with a girl who rescues bathers : LIFEGUARD
15-down – Left-winger with disturbance coming up on the pavement : TROTTOIR
17-down – 26’s knight’s girl to fly topless and sting all but student : LYNETTE
19-down – Studious nonsense keeps one following authority : BOOKISH
20-down – Merchant takes up colour painting : TRADER
22-down – Biter’s bit, taken the morning after : HAIR

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

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