The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 24889 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 24889 clues and answers were published on Tue 22 Dec 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 24889 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossProsecutor gives account, having caught junkie : ACCUSER
5-acrossRumour saw his person­al stock diminished : WHISPER
9-acrossGod in charge? There’s no peace here : PANIC
10-acrossGet crime ring involved in the shape of things : GEOMETRIC
11-acrossScene for kitchen sink drama? : APRONSTAGE
12-acrossActor given space to find an exit : DOOR
14-acrossIt’s bloody hard to spell! : HAEMORRHAGE
18-acrossLand badly in novel firework : ROMANCANDLE
21-acrossQueen involved in doctored seed : GERM
22-acrossNot against change, but this won’t bring it about : STAGNATION
25-acrossSaying about vehicle model having the edge : ADVANTAGE
26-acrossIt’s revolutionary to take account of hidden wealth : CACHE
27-acrossIt’s awkward to pedal without feet : TADPOLE
28-acrossBow at the altar? : EASTEND

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Seem a very soft audience : APPEAR
2-down – Hub of church rent asunder at heart : CENTRE
3-down – A feature to watch, but it can be used : SECONDHAND
4-down – Correct outfit, sexy but heartless … : RIGHT
5-down – … Dora may go the other way : WRONGROAD
6-down – Shakespeare’s second best bed for a couple? : ITEM
7-down – Each child gets a pound for himself : PERSONAL
8-down – Judge an instrument : RECORDER
13-down – Serving ace could engender grounds of complaint : GRIEVANCES
15-down – What ticket machines do without change? : EXACTFARE
16-down – Spin spun gannet with expectancy : PREGNANT
17-down – Spirit wandered but made progress : IMPROVED
19-down – Ring round one’s friends : CIRCLE
20-down – Mean to have home care : INTEND
23-down – Flock rose, say, over the diocese : GEESE
24-down – Entry of a headless dog : INGO

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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