The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21887 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 21887 clues and answers were published on Tue 02 May 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21887 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossPulls out table extensions : LEAVES
4-acrossArchers play in this morning game : AMBRIDGE
9-acrossHe admires neatly-turned leg in the outskirts of Ongar : OGLER
10-acrossStaff bend to clear the bar in it? : POLEVAULT
11-acrossPolicy of having people isolated, hide being different : APARTHEID
12-acrossBar popular withsculptor : RODIN
13-acrossAnnouncements made when there are enough on the board : DECLARATIONS
17-acrossFaithful in reproduction, we hear : HIGHFIDELITY
20-acrossAirhead, I would take Greek letter unfinished : IDIOT
21-acrossThis is found to be less habit-forming : ESTABLISH
23-acrossFitter turning lathe here in Germany : HEALTHIER
24-acrossSome unpleasant radiotherapy for the sinuses : ANTRA
25-acrossIt shows how far ‘e motored, roughly : ODOMETER
26-acrossSet price of heraldic design : CHARGE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Old rates, if exchanged, might be tight on one : LEOTARDS
2-down – Trifling, and losing head, can lead to marriage : ALLIANCE
3-down – Bird to deplore having lost head : EGRET
5-down – Trim ladies’ man, possibly, to bungle things : MALADMINISTER
6-down – Great respect for clergyman’s address : REVERENCE
7-down – Priests acted around Rugby and succeeded : DRUIDS
8-down – Navigational aid, with top missing, is still in use : EXTANT
10-down – Hunt, say, for brother in art school? : PRERAPHAELITE
14-down – Peripatetic teacher from Plato’s Academy : ARISTOTLE
15-down – Threatening what was left to Caesar : SINISTER
16-down – Stop for the last carriage : LYCHGATE
18-down – Expression of compliance, almost trendy? : RIGHTO
19-down – Spitfire with area inside a constellation : VIRAGO
22-down – Small bay overlooking every single shore : BEACH

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

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