The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22003 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22003 clues and answers were published on Thu 14 Sep 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22003 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossBloodless victory followed by English hock? : WHITEWINE
10-acrossKeep away from a vacuum : AVOID
11-acrossNever-ending Christmas includes my favourite : NOMINEE
12-acrossThis address caters for love on the allotment : ORATION
13-acrossWinter has not yet started in Bury : INTER
14-acrossFootball team, one short, walks heavily – 3 : TENPOUNDS
16-acrossJerome’s fluvial classic : THREEMENINABOAT
19-acrossNaughty girlie love attracts us, being divine! : RELIGIOUS
21-acrossDoctor gets on phone for roadside accommodation : MOTEL
22-acrossI take books from the mess at Chelsea : SATCHEL
23-acrossMaybe a gull could be braised : SEABIRD
24-acrossResult in charming words : SPELL
25-acrossSinging and dancing and how to follow beats : FLOORSHOW

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Crook keeps insurance for close relative : TWINSISTER
2-down – A straight line, so I am kept in check : DIAMETER
3-down – Note milk-curdler is overturned : TENNER
4-down – Very small, subtle penalty : FINE
5-down – No false bid concocted for difficult job : BEDOFNAILS
6-down – Womaniser hiding in bottomless barrel reaching for a star : CASANOVA
7-down – You? Forward? The idea! : NOTION
8-down – Sir Anthony’s garden : EDEN
14-down – Cunningly offer elite symbol of immortality : TREEOFLIFE
15-down – Sit comfortably, finding feathers under the bench : SETTLEDOWN
17-down – Tread softly on this breakfast dish with anguish : EGGSHELL
18-down – Entirely unconscious, needing remedy : OUTRIGHT
20-down – Character has sly look when holding Tourist Trophy : LETTER
21-down – Thin silver found in lake : MEAGRE
22-down – Mediocre female pigs without tails : SOSO
23-down – Male child consumes duck quickly : SOON

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

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