The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25187 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25187 clues and answers were published on Tue 07 Dec 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25187 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossChurch about to depend on something it hates? : CHANGE
4-acrossStudent gets very bad but it’s not an offence : LAWFUL
9-acrossDetected noise of cattle : HERD
10-acrossArtist, one without time for such as Thatcher : MONETARIST
11-acrossGoblin from Sweden takes a walk : STROLL
12-acrossRevolutionary Which survey of sound roofing services? : WATTYLER
13-acrossBarbecue horse : CHARGRILL
15-across… so in enthusiasm : THUS
16-acrossShip made a right turn : ARGO
17-acrossHuman as 1 across, 20 without remorse : UNASHAMED
21-acrossFellow stood shaking inside to see a big old beast : MASTODON
22-acrossSoldiers turn to play over a ball : TROOPS
24-acrossTransition finds state amiss for 1 across : METASTASIS
25-acrossRules with a number that might need cutting : LAWN
26-acrossLast quarter under 1 across : ENDURE
27-acrossStart off to destroy wild seafood : OYSTER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Beast sounds like Madoff : CHEETAH
2-down – Facility to love with a car : AUDIO
3-down – King without 11, who takes a chance : GAMBLER
5-down – Smart but for all in bad taste : ASTUTE
6-down – Bruce’s namesake’s got one a plant : FORSYTHIA
7-down – Their voices might thing a thong : LISPERS
8-down – On reflection it could be amblyopia : SNOWBLINDNESS
14-down – Off side, though not in France : RIGHTHAND
16-down – Ace held made trick in Oxford, say : ACADEME
18-down – To compensate for one short day is to take heart from another : SATISFY
19-down – Authorise soldiers to turn over a prisoner : EMPOWER
20-down – Journalist tried nothing new : EDITOR
23-down – It has a little bill in a window letter : OWLET

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

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