The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25141 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25141 clues and answers were published on Thu 14 Oct 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25141 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossIn church a rebellious choirboy makes a bloomer : HAREBELL
5-acrossJoke about record one with multicoloured wear : JOSEPH
9-acrossSomething wrong about good food shop — time given to wit : VIDELICET
11-acrossOpportunity to debate return of spirit : FORUM
12-acrossInsincere pachyderm said to be seriously ill : HYPOCRITICAL
15-acrossCooker for bread unopened : OAST
16-acrossDesire in strong man finds the opening eventually : ATLONGLAST
18-acrossBack right answer to poetry crosswise : TRANSVERSE
19-acrossLast in number 30 in the table : ZINC
21-acrossWith oil run out, abandoned after parent became short of food : MALNOURISHED
24-acrossScatters topless trousers : TREWS
25-across5’s disgraceful project from her pen: a panorama — she will wallow in mud : WHENIAMAN
26-acrossSee 25 : PURPLE
27-acrossSee 25 : OLDWOMAN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – If to follow, stopped in Sussex : HOVE
2-down – Said one was sorry for being uncivil : RUDE
3-down – Queen Anne’s good about field : BOLEYN
4-down – Sussex field : LUCKOFTHEDRAW
6-down – No longer being coached in the wings? : OFFSTAGE
7-down – Said to be absurdly officious, topped when from Brussels? : EUROCRATIC
8-down – Art of preaching house goes a long way before marks of approval are mentioned : HOMILETICS
10-down – Wrong French river’s a very bad place for multicoloured material : TORTOISESHELL
13-down – Favourite’s definitive slogan — second class return — next to ground : BOTTOMSTEP
14-down – See 25 : ISHALLWEAR
17-down – Championship engagement? : ESPOUSAL
20-down – Criticism about struggle with the West : REVIEW
22-down – He says he’s a Muslim leader : IMAM
23-down – Soon to be nameless : ANON

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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