The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21665 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 21665 clues and answers were published on Mon 16 Aug 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21665 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossPassenger-carrying flight : ESCALATOR
10-acrossA look of being indifferent : ALOOF
11-acrossJeered at performance after free admission : DERIDED
12-acrossCleaner who expects to get money without working : SPONGER
13-acrossSamuel’s teacher takes note of top class : ELITE
14-acrossThose on it will need dough : BREADLINE
16-acrossFilm the yacht’s departure? : GONEWITHTHEWIND
19-acrossPredators moved to show signs of distress : TEARDROPS
21-acrossTree for a small enclosure : ASPEN
22-acrossCarriage axle bush, for instance : BEARING
23-acrossTravel service’s express policy : AIRLINE
24-acrossIt enables one to turn one’s hand to many things : WRIST
25-acrossCall of the sea? : AHOYTHERE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Isn’t livestock sold by it? : DEADWEIGHT
2-down – Creature most dangerous when it turns tail : SCORPION
3-down – Take it, if you mean to stay dry : PLEDGE
4-down – Boss of Animal Farm, say : STUD
5-down – Possible customer goes to America for brochure : PROSPECTUS
6-down – What many a simpleton may do when courting : CANOODLE
7-down – Literary orphan who was accepted as a wolf cub : MOWGLI
8-down – A service rise that makes one well off : AFAR
14-down – Shorts designed for hill climbing? : BOTTOMGEAR
15-down – Put in a difficult position when a tip gave offence : ENDANGERED
17-down – Tie down a formation in attack : WADEINTO
18-down – MP’s excuse for absence is weakened : IMPAIRED
20-down – In song, sailor lands far away : ARABIA
21-down – Put in charge at the lemonade factory? : AERATE
22-down – Tart for the table, we hear : BAWD
23-down – People go crazy running it : AMOK

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

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