The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21841 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 21841 clues and answers were published on Thu 09 Mar 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21841 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSurgeon given sixpence outside the theatre : TREPANNER
6-across‘Iker’s desire? : ITCH
10-acrossMore or less unkind : ROUGH
11-acrossIntelligence may fruit unsuccessfully though readily : WITHAWILL
12-acrossCost unknown but not much, we hear : EXPENSE
13-acrossTry Mischief – 11? : TESTATE
14-acrossSee 3 : ISAJOYFOREVER
17-acrossGuillotine cart guillotined finally and it takes put-up jobs : UMBRELLASTAND
21-across10 pm and all is shattered by a hurricane : OILLAMP
22-acrossChina dog turned red by fish dish : CHOWDER
24-acrossTo grip the device with the foot might be useful! : TIGHTROPE
25-acrossWhere Jeremy’s chained : IRONS
26-acrossCheese produced another way : EDAM
27-acrossCrisis point – information comes in – godsend! : EMERGENCY

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Ingredient of endless curries, mean time : TURMERIC
2-down – Provide English joke : EQUIP
3-down – If a voyager journeys to faith, be composed: aesthetic appreciation is immortal : ATHINGOFBEAUTY
4-down – PTO in spring : NEWLEAF
5-down – It goes round and round and round and … : ROTATOR
7-down – Historic Sicily can be reached by train – car first, possibly : TRINACRIA
8-down – See 20 : HOLDER
9-down – Approve English saint’s family entering cat: DIY and it’s even more sick-making : PASSIVESMOKING
15-down – One member – one in water – is Columbine : AQUILEGIA
16-down – First day without a god? Possibly : IDARESAY
18-down – Go slow in river and go off : EXPLODE
19-down – She was raped and the money went to the church : LUCRECE
20-down – Second at the ring brings courage to last year’s winner : BOTTLE
23-down – Doctor to confess – don’t let anyone hear! : DROWN

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

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