The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23016 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 23016 clues and answers were published on Wed 17 Dec 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23016 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossPart of the catch suffered cut : HADDOCK
5-acrossSanitising agents for scouring passages : CENSORS
10-acrossPerhaps sandal or shoe accessory : TREE
11-acrossIt’s put on when the shadow is lifted : AFTERSHAVE
12-acrossUniversities working in agreement : UNISON
13-acrossOne could be ready for Nemesis : RECKONER
14-acrossGirl, Lily, drunk in a familiar bar : AMARYLLIS
16-acrossBiblical name for Eliot’s heartless mariner : SILAS
17-acrossJumbo’s dangerous when at it : LARGE
19-acrossA good boy devoured the whole lot : AGGREGATE
23-acrossStation at Vichy looks cut off : WATERLOO
24-acrossCaine Mutiny originally flickered here : CINEMA
26-acrossFree connection could bring you into such discussion : CONFERENCE
27-acrossA couple in the news? : ITEM
28-acrossSecond bid to seal off quarantine : ISOLATE
29-acrossLooks like tension initially in muscles : ASPECTS

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – LETS, perhaps, be intimate in the morning : ACRONYM
3-down – Put flags on battered red ship : DRESS
4-down – … or 5 on the remote waterway : CHANNEL
6-down – When Richards was batting, he showed grace : ENRICH
7-down – Student choosing otherwise would still have it : SCHOOLING
8-down – Troubled, I arrive here for a seaside holiday : RIVIERA
9-down – The first words of the novel Train Spotting : STARTINGPOINT
15-down – Mournful note – Greek playing flute : REGRETFUL
18-down – Lady-killers? : AMAZONS
20-down – A game for dodgers? : RACKETS
21-down – English politician in trial uproar : TEMPEST
22-down – Poet with little time for wine : CLARET
25-down – Green French water welling up : NAIVE

This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.

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