The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21922 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 21922 clues and answers were published on Mon 12 Jun 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21922 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossBook champion boxer? : LORDOFTHERINGS
9-acrossAn animal unlikely to be overlooked : GIRAFFE
10-acrossBack possibly sore after the finish : ENDORSE
11-acrossLabel a pair socially unacceptable : TABOO
12-acrossOne who used to teach painting : OLDMASTER
13-acrossFair assessment of those not beyond redemption : NOTTOOBAD
14-acrossHe sculpted a man embracing a girl : RODIN
15-acrossShow into Poe’s house? : USHER
17-acrossThe means I contrived to control the sail : MAINSHEET
20-acrossExperiment on patients may set precedents : TESTCASES
22-acrossIdeal leader for daily paper : DREAM
23-acrossGirls get degrees without a study : MAIDENS
24-acrossI get new angles about payments for newspaper articles : LINAGES
25-acrossGives no indication : SHAKESONESHEAD

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – You should be switched on by this : LIGHTINGUPTIME
2-down – Savoury portion, not well cooked : RAREBIT
3-down – Blue and not feeling well : OFFCOLOUR
4-down – Article on lack of personal hygiene by doctor may be a deterrent : THEBOMB
5-down – Turn me over – that’s better! : EMENDED
6-down – Test side batting needs help in upset : INDIA
7-down – Turned into a dreadful tragedy : GYRATED
8-down – Victorian expression of disapproval : WEARENOTAMUSED
14-down – Occupiers who pay neither top nor bottom in rents : RESIDENTS
16-down – Finding cannabis will settle his hash : HASHISH
17-down – Broods about one’s exploits : MISUSES
18-down – It’s specifically used by diabetics : INSULIN
19-down – Green damaged after record stand : EPERGNE
21-down – The nerve of the chap : CHEEK

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

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