The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25242 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25242 clues and answers were published on Thu 10 Feb 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25242 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSee 12 : SAISPAS
5-acrossDog coats black and shine, given local food : PUBGRUB
9-acrossWhere would teenagers go at night? The con­clusion to mind one’s business : DISCO
10-acrossA hospital with a few recovered, feeding three times, no more : ATTHEMOST
11-acrossA poet at a stretch? : LONGFELLOW
12-across28’s shrug of the shoulders is Japanese when fishy sushi’s starter : JENE
14-acrossCar needing service, investing Iranian money, I treat with liquid metal : MERCURIALISE
18-across28’s stroke of genius, I produce team that’s extraordinary : COUPDEMAITRE
21-acrossWander to state capital : ROAM
22-acrossA lovely lying back with a partner come together : AMALGAMATE
25-across28’s dish for his members, being derogatory? : FROGSLEGS
26-across28’s oath securable after negotiation : SACRE
27-acrossLarge number touring capital almost miss the boat : LOSEOUT
28-acrossLeader of republic bringing two islands close to monarchy : SARKOZY

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Last of theatregoers go off to find a seat : SADDLE
2-down – Nuts, 28’s local dip, roughly speaking? : INSANE
3-down – Corrects paperwork, putting top of house on in flats : PROOFREADS
4-down – 28’s food item taking seconds to secure : SNAIL
5-down – Mixed bag having to serve in pit, or otherwise : POTPOURRI
6-down – See 26 : BLEU
7-down – Old country that is so hard to recollect : RHODESIA
8-down – Might cod be assaulted? : BATTERED
13-down – Brylcreem’s horror story? : HAIRRAISER
15-down – 28’s food arrived, beginning to melt over Vicky’s consort? : CAMEMBERT
16-down – Something painful in spreading of flu’s contemptuous : SCORNFUL
17-down – 28’s oath, the last, potentially our last : ZUTALORS
19-down – South American cowboy awkward, replacing seat : GAUCHO
20-down – Just yours truly on top of bank : MERELY
23-down – Breakdown of sisterly sisterhood : LYSIS
24-down – European city, not seldom but regularly visited : OSLO

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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