The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22193 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22193 clues and answers were published on Thu 26 Apr 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22193 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


7-acrossGuy, as we see it, is grasping : COVETOUS
9-acrossThe French on a horse with a kind of crop : ARABLE
10-acrossHave nerve and a bit of bottle : NECK
11-acrossVery loud and disturbing, endless noise and natter : STENTORIAN
12-acrossIt takes pounds to keep one in drink, for example : LIQUID
14-acrossRegard key : DISCRETE
15-acrossEats for a stag party? : NOSHES
17-acrossQuite an expression of revulsion following one’s volte-face : ENOUGH
20-acrossLong a head to a Greek department – reportedly a pain in the backside : SCIATICA
22-acrossPoint put about English and, fittingly, by academic : PEDANT
23-acrossCollision involving Jumbo and Harrier, say : BIRDSTRIKE
24-acrossCrackjaw : CHAP
25-acrossGo home and go to bed! : TURNIN
26-acrossFather and teenager at odds : GENERATE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Card trick involving ace, the same being turned over in advance : COMEDIAN
2-down – Take furtive look to observe rears : PEEK
3-down – Drunk? Turf out of employment! : SOUSED
4-down – Rabid fan of pop star in frenzy : PARTISAN
5-down – Clear floor to provide area for entertainment : FAIRGROUND
6-down – That may be bent grass, eg, covering island : PLIANT
8-down – Spot-checks English river rising fast : SPEEDY
13-down – Honest reputation succeeds in court : UPSTANDING
16-down – Living with death – machinegun nests in the interior : EXISTENT
18-down – Do without a man : HENPARTY
19-down – This proverb matches putting off with one stealing time : SAYING
21-down – Ingroup get on well together, by the sound of it : CLIQUE
22-down – Yard under pressure, taking long time to uncover plant : PAEONY
24-down – Beef or fish? : CARP

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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