The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25195 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25195 clues and answers were published on Thu 16 Dec 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25195 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossIn Rome half a dozen beg for it : SEXAPPEAL
10-acrossWho in France blocked old record supply? : EQUIP
11-acrossThis country drops euro? It never had it : UKRAINE
12-acrossTense French pal cuts his tipple with retinol, say : VITAMIN
13-acrossGoing grey, coping without husband : AGING
14-acrossIn the raw, French cut their tipple with it, they say : AUNATUREL
16-acrossRoasting cola nut cracked – it’s very well done : CONGRATULATIONS
19-acrossNazi police arrested French poet after tip off, firing these? : SMALLARMS
21-acrossAccess to broadcast fight preliminaries : WAYIN
22-acrossA radio-telephony code’s broken, 1930s-style : ARTDECO
23-acrossIn neural network, variable gap going over between two points : SYNAPSE
24-acrossA short distance during, say, round? : GIMME
25-acrossExotic woman’s probing survey taking in hotel : RECHERCHE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Promises dashed in University College, fools around : ASSURANCES
2-down – Putting effort into somehow shoring up two rivers : EXERTION
3-down – Time bound : SPRING
4-down – Information on everyone’s origin : GENE
5-down – Test the foreign fizzy Seven Up left in : ELEVENPLUS
6-down – Jacques remained outside and persevered : KEPTATIT
7-down – Time when adder appears? : SUMMER
8-down – Clear The Duck & Swan : OPEN
14-down – Illicit drinking time that did for our fathers? : AFTERHOURS
15-down – Financial backer doesn’t win without City : LOSANGELES
17-down – No longer worried about woman wearing hat : RELIEVED
18-down – Is Coe simply wasting energy foolishly on them? : OLYMPICS
20-down – Time to erect new joint nearly : AUTUMN
21-down – Water’s taken in for a time : WINTER
22-down – Seafood’s special gastronomic ingredient : ALGA
23-down – Fire fighter in 11 company’s discharged : SACK

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

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