The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22073 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22073 clues and answers were published on Tue 05 Dec 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22073 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSmart fuzz infiltrating infiltrator : SNAPPY
4-acrossInvestor’s holdings in punishment : STOCKS
9-acrossGardener’s enemy gets shot : SLUG
10-acrossInspector’s possibly true and mostly sincere : SCRUTINEER
11-acrossStop for a b-break : ARREST
12-acrossGassed outside Luxembourg? He should have been 19 : ETHELRED
13-acrossEncouraging discovery of nouveau riche suit : HEURISTIC
15-acrossPen circumventing a hindrance : STAY
16-across100 lines ? guidelines? : CODE
17-acrossOpposing King’s Men on the battlefield : AGINCOURT
21-acrossGoddess following pastor turned head of Toby Belch : ERUCTATE
22-acrossEg William’s Wisdom? : NORMAN
24-acrossTimid creature’s derisive comment on new modules : FIELDMOUSE
25-acrossEvacuate invalid : VOID
26-acrossEliminating odd characters from Scooby-Doo, the Prairie : COYOTE
27-acrossLeft in a foul mood for Walton, perhaps : ANGLER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Be profligate, returning records on impulse : SPLURGE
2-down – Make case for inclusion of star guest? : ARGUE
3-down – Drill fills up small coins : PESETAS
5-down – Irascible Tory losing heart but keeping score : TETCHY
6-down – Painter depicts a block in verses : CANALETTO
7-down – Use crystal ball to secure bearing on landscape : SCENERY
8-down – The core of Freud and Jung’s precise analysis of a sanctimonious character : CREEPINGJESUS
14-down – Dropped acid during demo, fundamentalist-fashion : RADICALLY
16-down – Jester’s 1 ac 11 that’s likely to be terminal : CARDIAC
18-down – Old lady wrapping broken knee in cloth : NANKEEN
19-down – More willing to peg out in the back : READIER
20-down – Two males mounting Alpine animal : MARMOT
23-down – Party or dance about 5 : REVEL

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

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