The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22848 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22848 clues and answers were published on Wed 04 Jun 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22848 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossWe get fed up about this government : SWEATEDLABOUR
10-acrossSassenachs, in short, mad about cutting out characters : ENGRAVING
11-acrossOne could be champion in a good car : RACER
12-acrossSusie might have offspring : ISSUE
13-acrossFlier got hind leg partially broken by accident : LINDBERGH
14-acrossColour is said to signify liquidity : READIES
16-acrossA bad mouth may need this filling : AMALGAM
18-acrossGray mood caused smart worker to leave 1 ac. : ELEGIAC
20-acrossCan a bird have inspired the poet’s quinquennial visit here? : TINTERN
21-acrossTurn in vehicle insurance in Canada : VANCOUVER
23-acrossHarsh sound of a politician : BLAIR
24-acrossTo do in a number of Dalmatians could be prickly : CACTI
25-acrossOne studies organic structure of western alliance in a fog : ANATOMIST
26-acrossRoyal spin in establishment with criminal class : PRINCECONSORT

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Wales gave unusual example of 1 : WAGESLAVE
3-down – Notice antiquity of a proverb : ADAGE
4-down – Isolates wavy lines between quarters : ENISLES
5-down – Go north in a car to get another : LAGONDA
6-down – A little intelligence may be above the man in the street : BIRDBRAIN
7-down – Cruel wound that’s hard to heal : ULCER
8-down – Unfashionable run for sailors : SENIORSERVICE
9-down – Chairman tried to convert Greek ecclesiastic : ARCHIMANDRITE
15-down – Is one Gray the work of a Spanish saint? : ISIDORIAN
17-down – Engineer reading about another soldier : GRENADIER
19-down – Something fishy leads to warning about air trip : CAVIARE
20-down – Rent difficulty caused a storm : TORNADO
22-down – Polish river’s said to be preferable : NICER
23-down – Parton’s characteristic blunders : BOOBS

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

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