The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21950 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 21950 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Jul 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21950 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossIn the martyred village a little boy : LIBERTYBODICE
10-across… with a shirt, perhaps, to be glossed over : UNDERCOAT
11-acrossPresident, a change from Botha : THABO
12-acrossEntered a mass with some value : INGOT
13-acrossMan about town, or rather Georgian city, in a massacre : BLOODBATH
14-acrossDecoration to cover broken leg : SPANGLE
16-acrossUnfairly denigrate south German regions : SLANDER
18-acrossInstrument that’s low even if fleet : ALTHORN
20-across50 in a bundle with keys : ASHLEAF
21-acrossA record comes back in, coloured to prevent corrosion : TINPLATED
23-acrossTemporary increase in acceleration among blue characters : BULGE
24-acrossAvoids affectionate address : DUCKS
25-acrossSpell-breaker’s recipe: get gold in tax first : EXORCISER
26-acrossCanines would be located on the Riviera by such cruelty : HEARTLESSNESS

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Up in arms at taunt in pub at social worker : INDIGNANT
3-down – Bird that won’t start to apologise : EGRET
4-down – Time and money, that’s what’s wrong : TROUBLE
5-down – 7 on sand’s keeping 7 in fripperies : BUTTONS
6-down – Terminate – put a full stop – to poem on bad hat : DOTODEATH
7-down – Miss Butt and Miss Bow see century by batsman : CLARA
8-down – Miss Buss and Miss Beale ________ need a friend to stop cuddles : CUPIDSDARTSDO
9-down – Mrs Buck and Mrs Bailey make 22 : MOTHEROFPEARL
15-down – A sportsman is a fool, keeping up old run : GOODLOSER
17-down – They are expected at length at scene of combat : DUELLISTS
19-down – See 8 : NOTFEEL
20-down – See 5 : ANDBOWS
22-down – Pole : NACRE
23-down – Degree for Tory writer and painter : BACON

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

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