The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25102 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25102 clues and answers were published on Mon 30 Aug 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25102 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossHigh-spirited farm animal that is caught in net, perhaps : EBULLIENT
10-acrossTime not on our side? : ENEMY
11-acrossPossibly ensured one is the ultimate recipient : ENDUSER
12-acrossHostile incursions where the fleet lies at anchor? : INROADS
13-acrossAscot as represented in opera : TOSCA
14-acrossDown the line from Lancaster : ANCESTRAL
16-acrossNetwork Rail’s plum post in London? : VICTORIASTATION
19-acrossTakes the place of what bees do? : SUPPLANTS
21-acrossAre these servants always polite? : CIVIL
22-acrossCunning action made with the French in view : SLEIGHT
23-acrossGin cocktail swallowed by English river or French city : AVIGNON
24-acrossIt makes the bike move like lightning : CHAIN
25-acrossFirst light? : ONEACROSS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – They find criminals working for the police : DETECTIVES
2-down – Learner driver accused, getting lost in blind alley : CULDESAC
3-down – Cold state of something oven-baked : ALASKA
4-down – Beast of burden? : BEAR
5-down – Domestic flights : STAIRCASES
6-down – A banker’s order in America : NEBRASKA
7-down – Material on display requires renovation : REPAIR
8-down – One may get one’s hooks into them : EYES
14-down – An attempt to deceive people will produce estrangement : ALIENATION
15-down – One illness to suffer in isolation : LONELINESS
17-down – Compellingly kind : OBLIGING
18-down – First man to devise an outlet in wrought iron : INVENTOR
20-down – Simon met him on the fairway : PIEMAN
21-down – Embrace large number left in church : CLINCH
22-down – Sounds just so ill : SICK
23-down – Abraham Lincoln, to start with, was murdered : ABEL

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

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