The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22562 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22562 clues and answers were published on Wed 03 Jul 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22562 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossThe artist might exclude the light : DRAWTHECURTAINS
9-acrossFruit to move – wreckers might upset it : APPLECART
10-acrossRobert Browning’s young girl gives father the pip : PIPPA
11-acrossNo longer greeting completely frozen rain : ALLHAIL
12-acrossSavings book : RESERVE
13-acrossBefore going this way and that : ERE
14-acrossOld tin can found damaged round back of theatre : ANCIENT
17-acrossOutrage is good when dirt is around : DISGUST
19-acrossPerhaps I’d no tax for this agent : OXIDANT
22-acrossIt”s wise to change panties : SAPIENT
24-acrossFirst woman to be seen in the vestry : EVE
25-acrossNew pensioner about to take flag to king : RETIRER
26-acrossSatisfy ugly person eating vegetables : APPEASE
28-acrossRing a large number in the locality : ARENA
29-acrossEngage, as crossword solutions do : INTERLOCK
30-acrossKill a guardian and he, staggeringly, can just fall about : LAUGHLIKEADRAIN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Like Old Marley, unproductive as a stud : DEADASADOORNAIL
2-down – Horrify a Scandinavian nomad when he gets up : APPAL
3-down – Samantha, embraced by you once, is unchanged : THESAME
4-down – English letter writer and French getting US decoration : EPAULET
5-down – Unqualified editor could be let out : UTTERED
6-down – Qwerty characters? : TYPISTS
7-down – Plead with umpire not to be wrong : IMPORTUNE
8-down – Heavily taxed when getting to the crust and dripping : SOAKEDTOTHESKIN
15-down – Exotic creation for all – a liqueur : COINTREAU
16-down – One sister, or none by the sound of it : NUN
18-down – Air composed by Gershwin : IRA
20-down – Look over tub where substances are dried : AIRBATH
21-down – Stops half-sister getting a skirt : TERMINI
22-down – Where to find Frasier, one engaged in clinch : SEATTLE
23-down – Parisian father is found in home that is decorated : PAPERED
27-down – Bouquet for a gypsy first : AROMA

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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