The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22078 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22078 clues and answers were published on Mon 11 Dec 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22078 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


7-acrossIn piping form : TUBULAR
8-acrossAthlete who’s out of place on the track : ALSORAN
10-acrossTime and place : SECOND
11-acrossDaisy enters city from the west : EASTERLY
12-acrossInfantry base : FOOT
13-acrossReserve player : UNDERSTUDY
14-acrossHMS London? : CAPITALSHIP
19-acrossModest just the same : UNAFFECTED
22-acrossOne-time or one time : ONCE
23-acrossMonster known for its bull-headedness : MINOTAUR
24-acrossSailor posted as missing : ABSENT
25-acrossA trip with passengers, we hear, makes profits : ACCRUES
26-acrossSome degrees short of actual conflict? : COLDWAR

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Its records make money : JUKEBOX
2-down – One drink that refreshes, but another will be a different matter : CUPOFTEA
3-down – Transport for student with a university final : LANDAU
4-down – Factory shutdowns designed to cure loss : CLOSURES
5-down – Second in importance : MOMENT
6-down – Homeless city female pleased to be settled in compartment : BAGLADY
9-down – Service chiefs? : HEADWAITERS
15-down – Says again that the treatise needs amending : ITERATES
16-down – Puritan joins club team : IRONSIDE
17-down – Remove all traces : UNHITCH
18-down – Shocking subject for play school : SCANDAL
20-down – Knocks down several storeys? : FLOORS
21-down – Find company in one churchman or another : DEACON

This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.

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