The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22675 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22675 clues and answers were published on Tue 12 Nov 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22675 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossTunic a tailor prepared for delivery : ARTICULATION
8-acrossPosh doctor’s fury gives offence : UMBRAGE
9-acrossHope to restrict the downfall of a language : WENDISH
11-acrossComposer keeps a ton of jade : SATIATE
12-acrossNamely, sailor’s free of rough skin : SCABRID
13-acrossThere’s gravity in woeful song of farewell : DIRGE
14-acrossRudeness becomes folly right away : IMPUDENCE
16-acrossThe scorer fouled up in New York : ROCHESTER
19-acrossA tug returned fully laden : ALLUP
21-acrossOne forever complaining about priest’s clutch : GRIPPER
23-acrossMarchese ignoring a wild fox : SCHEMER
24-acrossCheap stuff containing poor material : TABARET
25-acrossFruit for the Castilian in the dance : TANGELO
26-acrossA liking for the Parisian taken in by fortune-telling : PREDILECTION

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Judge a royal nipper : ARBITER
2-down – Every one detailed comes in to eat food : TEACAKE
3-down – Sailors’ register includes Egyptian embroiderer : CREWELIST
4-down – Many a crone is on a bender in Sussex : LEWES
5-down – A king died carrying basin of pewter : TANKARD
6-down – Greek character’s very short in the leg : OMICRON
7-down – The winger is not in the team. OK? : OUTSIDERIGHT
10-down – The winger evades the usual trouble : HEDGESPARROW
15-down – Freeloading act is a rip-off : PARASITIC
17-down – Caught on pliant sort of plant : CLIMBER
18-down – Old relationship lefty brought to an end : EXPIRED
19-down – Remains opposed to West African : ASHANTI
20-down – Sucker causes strike on training ships : LAMPERN
22-down – Roast large mammal : RATEL

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

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