Clues

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22392 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22392 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Dec 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22392 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Man with hat on touring US city : ANTHONY
5-across – Fruit in Africa’s a basic necessity : CASABAS
9-across – Arranged to hold man’s rope : SHEET
10-across – Classes hill as a gas producer : GENERATOR
11-across – So pub invoices a drunk having an honest reputation? : ABOVESUSPICION
13-across – Try to telephone back as arranged : LAID
14-across – Stand beneath a statue : PEDESTAL
17-across – Strike-breakers grow rebellious in plants : RAGWORTS
18-across – Concern for fellow listener : FEAR
21-across – Beer’s not sold – confused company admitted it’s not drunk at all! : STONECOLDSOBER
23-across – Discharging a French boy in Gateshead after taking a ring : UNLOADING
24-across – Volunteer leaving with Elizabeth : OFFER
25-across – Put Out of Order notes on kitchen stove : DERANGE
26-across – Having rest day arranged, wandered off : STRAYED

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – It’s no good girls wanting a ball to boot! : ALSO
2-down – Aspen is rocking to music with Los Angeles ready to start : TREMBLINGPOPLAR
3-down – days on the way, briefly making notes : OCTAVE
4-down – My go is ruined by a philosophical way of life : YOGISM
5-down – Is Lawrence right when following prison case? : CANISTER
6-down – Mixed rest with water in colander : STRAINER
7-down – Crazy bit by Len’s father needs re-writing : BATSINTHEBELFRY
8-down – High level fire fighters? : SPRINKLERS
12-down – Run lad to US doctor for this type of scan : ULTRASOUND
15-down – Because we stood up, taking a service tip off : FOREWARN
16-down – A protein dispersing poison : ATROPINE
19-down – Saws a girl’s taking back, for example : ADAGES
20-down – Not off in time for worship : HONOUR
22-down – Got 1,000 to deliver power supplier : GRID

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

Clues

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22391 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22391 clues and answers were published on Thu 13 Dec 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22391 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Rustic opera with shepherd and lea represented : PASTORALE
6-across – Cart backed into enclosed space : YARD
10-across – Abandon holiday : LEAVE
11-across – Cheer and cheer wildly – not English: it’s far-fetched : RECHERCHE
12-across – Result of over-exposure outside darkroom? : SUNBURN
13-across – A sportsman spinning the tale : ATHLETE
14-across – Tried out with the mind, causing loss? : DETRIMENTALLY
17-across – Reduce applause to head, causing gloom : CHEERLESSNESS
21-across – Fellow takes a chance without king – about to get thrill : FRISSON
22-across – Performance by cricket side causing loss of interest : TURNOFF
24-across – Hard up force losing leader clinging to main body? : SKINTIGHT
25-across – Praise in context : EXTOL
26-across – Part of fork in a river, we hear : TINE
27-across – All inclusive : EVERYBODY

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – AA dispel improper form of defence : PALISADE
2-down – Spring in the country : SPAIN
3-down – College with no student bar? : OPENUNIVERSITY
4-down – Settle score : ARRANGE
5-down – Charm in French song : ENCHANT
7-down – It’s typical month – no money : ARCHETYPE
8-down – Stops working – only a bit of energy left in fuel : DIESEL
9-down – Op art in miniature? : KEYHOLESURGERY
15-down – Mastermind? It can get confused about first part of play : TACTICIAN
16-down – Thoroughly employ in a handy way : USEFULLY
18-down – The Frenchman’s prediction – losing last two to Welsh : RENEGUE
19-down – Give someone the right name : ENTITLE
20-down – Shoot away from the scenery on the stage : OFFSET
23-down – Unfashionable party cap : OUTDO

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

Daily Answers

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22390 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22390 clues and answers were published on Wed 12 Dec 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22390 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – See if the underground’s working in the lab : TESTTUBE
5-across – Secret police’s 26 : STASIS
9-across – Magic herb holding most of French score so as to stir one’s emotions : MOVINGLY
10-across – Heard to tolerate North African port : TOBRUK
12-across – Drunks that are dis-orderly – result goal : LAGER
13-across – Background music to be cut to size? : WALLPAPER
14-across – Sufferer from severe stress over Sun disclosing Western concern : NERVOUSWRECK
18-across – Harpy’s logic’s used by learned traveller : SCHOLARGIPSY
21-across – Dove-like plant, the second to surround walker in water : AQUILEGIA
23-across – See 19 : BROWN
24-across – Bone from the centre? : RADIUS
25-across – Reptile beheaded amid distorted magic : WIZARDRY
26-across – Stop and have a breather, do you hear? : ARREST
27-across – Instead, ancestral afternoon entertainment is provided : TEADANCE

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – A front for religion? : TEMPLE
2-down – Keep protecting silver from barbarian : SAVAGE
3-down – Don’t keep a secret and don’t be enclosed at end of ring : TENORBELL
4-down – Live to see the sea seethe less than usual? : BELOWAVERAGE
6-down – There’s too much French about love for soldiers : TROOP
7-down – Provocative person canonised criminal Jack : STRIPPER
8-down – Most worshippers at 1 down : SIKORSKY
11-down – Revealing bad turn onto motorway by one locally born : ILLUMINATIVE
15-down – Instrument for East Anglian water table : WASHBOARD
16-down – A short row before breeze gets up in Cumbria : ASPATRIA
17-down – If the Queen take : SHOULDER
19-down – Prosperous chancellor after holiday in the sun? : GOLDEN
20-down – Catalyst for solvers raised outside New Zealand and setter : ENZYME
22-down – See 12 : LOUTS

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

Clues

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22389 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22389 clues and answers were published on Tue 11 Dec 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22389 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

9-across – Not one of the earlier supporters in the side : LATERALLY
10-across – First character in public house wanting beer to begin with : ALEPH
11-across – What you’d expect to find in maths book : NUMBERS
12-across – Consider drinking a litre in special glass : OPALINE
13-across – River dwelling for Cockney : OUSE
14-across – Steps involved in money for something needing a cure : PESTILENCE
15-across – Shrub from which bee pursues mum : MADRONE
17-across – New York hotel’s bricked up, reportedly : WALDORF
19-across – What Americans gave Bill – and Hilary : SECONDTERM
22-across – A conjunction is used to make join : ABUT
23-across – A Romeo about 50 is completely done for : ALLOVER
24-across – Fish gets front of hook, making mistake : HERRING
26-across – Winner in posh car, no slouch : RACER
27-across – Officer leading union is someone you can work with : COLLEAGUE

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Destruction of Mac’s clan – see gore in this event? : GLENCOEMASSACRE
2-down – Bill’s particular not to be seen? Bill’s not this then! : ITEMISED
3-down – Make country journey north to see this lake : ERIE
4-down – Iris is lifeless in such a setting : GLASSEYE
5-down – One of the things I stand on brings expression of incredulity : MYFOOT
6-down – Corresponding with friend, penning everything in red almost : PARALLEL
7-down – Army – something that’s charged when given frontal support : LEGION
8-down – You’ve feast set in motion with song and poem : THEEVEOFSTAGNES
16-down – One putting everything away? : OMNIVORE
17-down – One’s bored, not having broken up – there’s nothing jolly in that! : WORMHOLE
18-down – Part of the Establishment that gives you the blues : OXBRIDGE
20-down – You can get awful colic swallowing a fabric : CALICO
21-down – Most of the people from the old country : THRACE
25-down – Bar open to all, beginning to end : REEF

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

Clues

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22388 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22388 clues and answers were published on Mon 10 Dec 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22388 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

9-across – Spider that reaps? : HARVESTER
10-across – Permission to depart : LEAVE
11-across – Pay left-winger for bet : WAGERED
12-across – A green one may be driven to drink : GODDESS
13-across – Poet’s pigeon : HOMER
14-across – A sort able to produce old instrument : ASTROLABE
16-across – Genius at figures who’s done a spell at the Treasury? : FINANCIALWIZARD
19-across – Disposition to put up with minor degree of variation : TOLERANCE
21-across – Favourite artist from old city : PETRA
22-across – To a soldier extent of space proves drawback : RETRACT
23-across – The more unusual form of demonstrable principle : THEOREM
24-across – Company in red, I believe : CREDO
25-across – Action on speech about exercise : OPERATION

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Hat we fetch out to keep the discussion going : CHEWTHEFAT
2-down – Trail round island with guide : DRAGOMAN
3-down – Porter or beer keeps one right : BEARER
4-down – Boss of the studio : STUD
5-down – Highly intelligent athlete put in the shade : BRIGHTBLUE
6-down – Pleased one is including oil extract from flowers : GLADIOLI
7-down – Girl putting up drink chart : PAMELA
8-down – Sounds like a cat where horse should be : MEWS
14-down – Divorce results from a falsehood uttered to a large number of people : ALIENATION
15-down – Fondness for measure to get people to enter into trade arrangement : ENDEARMENT
17-down – He tells of island coming up over the hill : NARRATOR
18-down – A boost to performance of heavenly body : ASTEROID
20-down – The character of a landlord? : LETTER
21-down – Paper ordered – you first send the money in advance : PREPAY
22-down – Sway to the music : ROCK
23-down – Sound of grief caused by row : TIER

This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.

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