The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22906 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 22906 clues and answers were published on Mon 11 Aug 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22906 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossSwiftly booked traveller : GULLIVER
9-acrossUsual pattern followed by an Anglo-Saxon conqueror : NORMAN
10-acrossShot for security reasons? : BOLT
11-acrossConcerned, but not impartial : INTERESTED
12-acrossForemen’s outright blunders : GAFFES
14-acrossNot playing – cancelled coach : OFFSTAGE
15-acrossPays out and relaxes : UNWINDS
17-acrossNew cadet or old soldier : REDCOAT
20-acrossCould be another’s fishing ground : NORTHSEA
22-acrossGerman sub : ERSATZ
23-acrossVery different from East Poplar : POLESAPART
24-acrossA touch of style : DASH
25-acrossMake fast? : STARVE
26-acrossBottom gear : KNICKERS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – The English way? Ah, no! But a foreign sort : AUTOBAHN
2-down – Uninteresting piece of scenery : FLAT
3-down – Profits from propagating salvia : AVAILS
4-down – Speech from Love on the Dole? : ORATION
5-down – An incoming charge : ENTRYFEE
6-down – Supporters with lots of hard facts : BRASSTACKS
7-down – Unsavoury scoundrel : BADEGG
13-down – Timorous person, eager to acquire the skill : FAINTHEART
16-down – In poor health, expired taking the waters : DISEASED
18-down – Flair shown when skill is added to effort : ARTISTRY
19-down – Frolic in springtime? Nonsense! : MALARKY
21-down – How a witness may appear to Noah in new guise : ONOATH
22-down – Involve in late changes : ENTAIL
24-down – Noble king in appropriate setting : DUKE

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

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