The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22707 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22707 clues and answers were published on Thu 19 Dec 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22707 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossAs is pavillion : MISSPELT
9-acrossLord Greystoke’s company? : APEMEN
10-acrossColleague has a complaint : AGUE
11-acrossLone family chart found with harness : SINGLETREE
12-acrossTop one fruit with another : ANANAS
14-acrossLectured by Wilton? : CARPETED
15-acrossPort of New Orleans : SALERNO
17-acrossMore sounding additional, but not at Ascot : MORESCO
20-acrossA European capitalist : BERLINER
22-acrossExercises lower bottom with movements : SITUPS
23-acrossFashionable people project glamour at one : GLITTERATI
24-acrossThe first law of diplomacy : TACT
25-acrossSlum it as a kind of test : LITMUS
26-acrossHackman’s class breed : GENERATE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Lady with wolf for a partner : VIRGINIA
2-down – This man is one : ISLE
3-down – Count about eleven ends with South American : CENSUS
4-down – Minority group members hide in chest : ETHNICS
5-down – Jumper knitted from alar wool : WALLEROO
6-down – Clearance of a colony : SETTLEMENT
7-down – Admire a fast rider : REVERE
13-down – Record period taken to finish knitting : NEEDLETIME
16-down – Talk rubbish? On the contrary! : NONSENSE
18-down – Job of keeping lid on a large town : CAPACITY
19-down – Charge call to account : ARRAIGN
21-down – Pastry made for city home : ECLAIR
22-down – Sport of Kings without one, possibly : SKIING
24-down – Wear out tyre, reportedly : TIRE

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

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