The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25213 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25213 clues and answers were published on Fri 07 Jan 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25213 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossTriangle functions on point of intimacy : COSINESS
5-acrossEnlarge Fawkes’s purpose? : BLOWUP
9-acrossAs seductive woman returned, so did her ring : NERISSA
10-acrossHe keeps a dog and a Manx cat on river : CURATOR
11-acrossHonours drug to make one fat : OBESE
12-acrossBagged journalist after time with alarm clock? : TROUSERED
13-across* Church with a set of bells to go over : CHARINGCROSS
17-acrossUmbrian master in crafts as in order : SAINTFRANCIS
20-acrossQueen gets in — in as in 14’s game — with ram : BATTERING
22-acrossThey sing in church or outside one : CHOIR
23-acrossGenerosity sees glass re-turned : LARGESS
24-acrossExaggerated love before composer died : OVERDID
25-acrossCan nearly work this land? : ARABLE
26-acrossLegendary Welsh king has no right to join the Church of England, as it happens : BYCHANCE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – *Party for cathedral functionaries, say : CANNON
2-down – See 1 : STREET
3-down – Temporary structure in the Sun’s building : NISSENHUT
4-down – Poor attenders fell on Jeremy or Simon coming up to the monsoon : SCATTERBRAINS
6-down – House hosting game in 14 : LORDS
7-down – *Crapper’s invention : WATERLOO
8-down – Heaven is in the display : PARADISE
10-down – Most of 9 goods bet­ween birds — that’s the best thing of all : CROWNINGGLORY
14-down – Game heard, maybe hard, in north Wales : CRICCIETH
15-down – Is one of those in 13 a queen, … : ISABELLA
16-down – *… another 7 ac wandering round hill? : VICTORIA
18-down – *Left like Aberdeen with game : LONDON
19-down – See 18 : BRIDGE
21-down – English Guardian’s going to Surrey town : EWELL

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

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