The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22115 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22115 clues and answers were published on Thu 25 Jan 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22115 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossRunning for the job : OPERATION
10-acrossBrave writer of Jude the Obscure : HARDY
11-acrossSmall child to be returning with silver for shopping trip : TOTEBAG
12-acrossI’m worthless, so I belong all over the place : IGNOBLE
13-acrossEdward joins the Royal Academy to be admired : RATED
14-acrossMysterious clue and a hint that’s wrong : UNETHICAL
16-acrossMoney gets chopped terrine always for a dog : GOLDENRETRIEVER
19-acrossThose like yourselves initially absorbing a reprimand with a wet face : TEARFULLY
21-acrossRoll lists Bachelor of Arts before returning member : BAGEL
22-acrossTold tales knocking back draught Spanish wine : SANGRIA
23-acrossSentimental Matilda has wrinkle with its end not showing : MAUDLIN
24-acrossRunny mud brings forth small citrus tree : SLIME
25-acrossPaul Robeson sang of this dreamy surgeon : LAZYBONES

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Frank’s found just below Scottish river : FORTHRIGHT
2-down – Wild duck swallows English dram, if dry : TEETOTAL
3-down – Type of wire makes a lump on the divan : BARBED
4-down – Phone the joiner : RING
5-down – Second-hand cylinder could be repaired with it : INDIRECTLY
6-down – What makes you sing Ha! Ha! in China? : SHANGHAI
7-down – Language spoken by CIA outside boozer when travelling north : ARABIC
8-down – Some pretty person might do so in the office : TYPE
14-down – Powerless to hold keepsake endlessly, being fallible : UNRELIABLE
15-down – Snobbery concerning strokes seen in cricket ground : LORDLINESS
17-down – Imposed effectiveness in the end : ENFORCED
18-down – Very large person goes round lake after six, being watchful : VIGILANT
20-down – I need a rambling poem by Virgil : AENEID
21-down – Smears about second-class written descriptions : BLURBS
22-down – Type of window where it gets quiet! : SASH
23-down – Network of hedges and grain by the sound of it : MAZE

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

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