The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21660 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 21660 clues and answers were published on Tue 10 Aug 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21660 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossAn ancient monument – Bunthorne? Strike a light! : MEGALITH
9-acrossModel going around off the ceiling : SOFFIT
10-acrossStern king concealed in a tree : BREECH
11-acrossTurning revolutionary Unionist into a sheep stealer : MARAUDER
12-acrossWhere our responsibility lies : ONUS
13-acrossTerrier worrying a minimalist going south : MILITIAMAN
15-acrossDaisy and her young visiters : ASHFORD
16-acrossand don’t have ______ yourself : ANYKIDS
18-acrossI’d revert to piece-work pay? Tear it up! : DILACERATE
19-acrossGary Cooper’s refusal to work in Tyneside : NOPE
20-acrossPlate holder making last run for it! : STAYBOLT
22-acrossKelly, the painter of family groups : GENERA
23-acrossStrain of my recouping the job-seekers’ allowance : MELODY
24-acrossBeware of cliques and their idées fixes! : MINDSETS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Want an easy time of it? I’d settle with bankers somehow : BEERANDSKITTLES
2-down – By which Hebraic tears joined Nebuchadnezzar’s irrigation system? : WATERSOFBABYLON
3-down – China clay fired with outright reverence : LITHOMARGE
4-down – Charity delivered to one’s doorstep? : THEMILK
5-down – Drug addict presumes to climb out of it : USER
6-down – See 4 : OFHUMANKINDNESS
7-down – Drinking partners witness’d in pairs, perhaps : WINESANDSPIRITS
14-down – No tender behind for Thomas! : TANKENGINE
17-down – Issues a quiet rebuttal as a diversion : PASTIME
21-down – Stone nothing cuts by the sound of it : ONYX

This crossword has in total 24 where 14 are across and 10 are down.

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