The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22069 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22069 clues and answers were published on Thu 30 Nov 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22069 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossUnfortunately, Iris faced having skin punctured : SCARIFIED
10-acrossAlmost half 9 rash infects one heartless writer : OSCAR
11-acrossLeader of performers longed to see cast : PITCHED
12-across10 21’s alter ego, a six-footer, protecting tree : MELMOTH
13-acrossGet to know king and knight : LEARN
14-acrossMatter-of-fact British leader with a twitch accepts ridicule : PRAGMATIC
16-acrossWill the mug taking poison lose life or has spa treatment revealed 10 21’s supposed last words? : THISWALLPAPERIS
19-acrossSee 16 : KILLINGME
21-acrossSee 10 : WILDE
22-acrossSee 16 : ONEOFUS
23-acrossSee 16 : HASTOGO
24-acrossMurderer keeps right of way mark : CAIRN
25-acrossElite bout unlikely in dungeon : OUBLIETTE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – OK, I spotlit muddle in Old German scheme : OSTPOLITIK
2-down – One supports old meat supplier for beef : PASTRAMI
3-down – Companion introduced to the right kind of plant : LICHEN
4-down – Stopped working and fixed when touring Spain : DIED
5-down – Water swallowed very quietly in the throat : ADAMSAPPLE
6-down – Trollop helping to capture unknown Frenchman : DOLLYMOP
7-down – Portray a Tory publicist : ACTOUT
8-down – Major Russian port loses financial backer : ARCH
14-down – Mechanical ram restricts hot billet of proposed element : PHLOGISTON
15-down – Cooked sloes and cedar nuts : CASSEROLED
17-down – Endlessly rap fellows in squadrons for producing odours : WHIFFING
18-down – Abroad in posh car or public launches : ROLLOUTS
20-down – Tell a story to eminent scientist : LIEBIG
21-down – Aeronautical term to pick up about wood : WASHIN
22-down – Sea creature on show in Windsor Castle : ORCA
23-down – Goddess makes man survive : HEBE

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

Scroll to Top