The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22787 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22787 clues and answers were published on Tue 25 Mar 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22787 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-across14 across’s line from wretched page was doleful endless Antarctic sigh : GREATGODTHISIS
9-acrossFuse current with one’s call out from faulty electricals : ACCRETE
10-acrossSee 1 : ANAWFUL
11-acrossSee 1 : PLACE
12-acrossWarmer support for cricket in the Dickens canon? : HEARTHRUG
13-acrossCondition induced by foot-tapping? : HAMMERTOE
14-acrossSee 14 down : SCOTT
15-acrossUlster reprobate one’s charged repeatedly : NICAD
17-acrossArchers’ ground about to open up here! : CAMBRIDGE
20-acrossOne from old Labour left one in the clan : TRIBUNITE
22-acrossWith Good Morning! exchanged on entering : AMONG
23-acrossConvenience outside one’s primitive shelter : LEISURE
24-acrossSectarians from Ithaca, right? Wrong! : CATHARI
25-acrossWater his plants freely, the Lakeland way : WHINLATTERPASS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Bell the cat; alternatively, strangle the pet : GRASPTHENETTLE
2-down – Thunderclap curtailed in Eastern mix-up : EXCLAIM
3-down – Virgil’s lines against leaving heaven during tide change : THEAENEID
4-down – On strike? Pass! : OVERHIT
5-down – Teach a king English, with an hour off for a bite? : TEACAKE
6-down – Lacking skill over drums, I’m leaving : INAPT
7-down – Understand no part of La Divina Commedia : INFERNO
8-down – Swag? Swag not legit: not with nil result! : ILLGOTTENGAINS
14-down – Novelist changes bed with encompassing wrist action : SIRWALTER
16-down – A noted gathering of the clans? : CEILIDH
17-down – False impression from Conservative: give him time : CHIMERA
18-down – Many create confusion; one got a view from David Attenborough! : MEERCAT
19-down – Fashionable Christian with a degree in display : DIORAMA
21-down – Trucker’s tergiversation? : UTURN

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

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