The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25044 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25044 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 Jun 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25044 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


5-acrossLines crossing circles in harmonious combinations : CHORDS
6-acrossPay scale cut for French mathematician : PASCAL
9-acrossPreserves volume inside conic sections, say : CURVES
10-acrossOld instrument for measuring angles in part of plane : QUADRANT
11-acrossPrince, for example, getting 20% in statistics and arithmetic : STAR
12-acrossBasic kinds of number, each without a point : PRIMORDIAL
13-acrossIndefinite number, in moderation, arranged as part of fraction : DENOMINATOR
18-acrossSmall pieces, half of them in old parts of county : HUNDREDTHS
21-acrossCircumference of semicircle enclosing a couple : PAIR
22-acrossAdditional symbol or shape formed by 8 and 13 : PLUSSIGN
23-acrossBishop leading one part of church split in two : BISECT
24-acrossSixty minutes in geometry for university qualification : DEGREE
25-acrossModerates numbered twelve or thirteen in fifteen : CENTRE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Take part in discussions? For mathematicians, just the opposite : CONVERSE
2-down – Something computer does makes sense : ADDSUP
3-down – Trajectory of missile soldier shot high in air over area : PARABOLA
4-down – Marked centre in middle of small diameter : SCORED
5-down – Numbers among European aristocracy : COUNTS
7-down – Like A or B, for example, or the shortest distance between them : LINEAR
8-down – Variable quantities, including diameter, central in geometry : EQUIDISTANT
14-down – An equation is never partial like this : ONESIDED
15-down – Playing with one kind of side in triangle : OPPOSITE
16-down – Silly clue I had for geometry master : EUCLID
17-down – Charming female needing extra pound for rounded figure : CIRCLE
19-down – Condescend to include second arrangement of lines or shapes : DESIGN
20-down – Part of mathematical collection that excites us best : SUBSET

This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.

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