The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25115 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25115 clues and answers were published on Tue 14 Sep 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25115 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossBrothers forbidding money : GRIMM
10-acrossSolve a tortuous clue containing Latin : CALCULATE
11-acrossPure blend of heroin and cocaine with adulterated Ecstasy : SNOWWHITE
12-acrossIt’s stupid to kill victim — run away! : DOPEY
13-acrossBatty Ms Flint announcing her resignation? : HEIGHHO
15-acrossScottish brewer sprayed one guy with last of beer : YOUNGER
17-acrossCreep putting spin on Orwell’s odd characters : PROWL
18-acrossHe looks after oxygen during dilation and curettage : DOC
20-acrossHaving fired leader, former capital’s spreading out : EKING
22-acrossDairy products in heart of Mongolia recalled in tents there : YOGURTS
25-acrossModest do flu disrupted : BASHFUL
26-acrossTrip by army clique promoting America : JAUNT
27-acrossMaking detours, rescue injured, 10 and 4 in different places : EXCURSIVE
30-acrossHe snaps Ms Phillips’s nipple returning from Australian setback : PAPARAZZO
31-acrossShe’s withholding coven’s initiation : WITCH

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – How long it takes to boot up games software? : AGES
2-down – Emperor greeting success wearing Aussie jumper : HIROHITO
3-down – Duck somewhere : SMEW
4-down – Person of solitary habits announced hits in rowdy disco : SCHIZOID
5-down – Ready for bed, strips off on way up at day’s end : SLEEPY
6-down – Off-road vehicles carry fruit for horses, typically : QUADRUPEDS
7-down – Put bowler there, adjusting the gap : HATPEG
8-down – Aroused, certainly stealing kiss heading upstairs : SEXY
13-down – Squiffy priests in country dance : HAPPY
14-down – Oxford’s Springtime for Hitler army choreographed? : HILARYTERM
16-down – Large representation, as befits a king : REGAL
19-down – Smooth stone sailor found in pork à la française? : CABOCHON
21-down – Popular cops in Paris secure square deals : INFLICTS
23-down – Irritable, heartless guy pinches buttocks : GRUMPY
24-down – Sunday joints reportedly variable, getting cold? : SNEEZY
26-down – John and Paul’s early No 1s are a joke : JAPE
28-down – Cursed incessantly going over lines : ROWS
29-down – Ring back before choosing clothes : ECHO

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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