The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22400 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22400 clues and answers were published on Mon 24 Dec 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22400 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossShellfish extract : WINKLE
4-acrossPublican with no end of trade : BARTER
9-acrossLate, but if on time, not late : DEAD
10-acrossPacific islanders cash crop? : BREADFRUIT
11-acrossSound sort of artist : STRAIT
12-acrossWoman’s habit is to delay; that is the end of it : LINGERIE
13-acrossWhat makes drips feel so pleased with their achievements? : SELFPRIDE
15-acrossExpresses disapproval of alcohol, say : BOOS
16-acrossImpudent type : BOLD
17-acrossCuts off credit to Chinese food raiser : CHOPSTICK
21-acrossSleeping partner maybe has scope to finish on board : ROOMMATE
22-acrossBelieve one wouldn’t say no to this : ACCEPT
24-acrossGets agreed damages set aside : SEGREGATED
25-acrossSide winds? : AIRS
26-acrossBadly rusted piece of cleaning equipment : DUSTER
27-acrossPut on weight and looked older : STAGED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Wind resulting from unsettled weather : WREATHE
2-down – Help an upstanding girl : NADIA
3-down – It may be caught and cooked in a pot : LOBSTER
5-down – Summing up a cleric in middle age : ADDING
6-down – Dismissed from the Jockey Club? : TURFEDOUT
7-down – Fruit is when rain’s about : RAISINS
8-down – One is not openly menaced by them : VEILEDTHREATS
14-down – Well-rounded notes in an unbeatable score : FULLMARKS
16-down – One-sided support for literature : BOOKEND
18-down – Applause is praise in the orchestra section : PLAUDIT
19-down – Frolicked about, showing scarlet undergarment : CAPERED
20-down – Collide with end of bridge? A bad one might : BARGEE
23-down – Sound as a bell : CLANG

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

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