The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25252 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25252 clues and answers were published on Tue 22 Feb 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25252 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossClub in charge of satire : IRONIC
5-acrossFootman having to exist without a shiner : BLACKEYE
9-acrossSoldier gets order: Open order! : COMMANDO
10-acrossContinue to look after fibrous tissue : TENDON
11-acrossConstant desire to cut old hag’s head off : ITCH
12-acrossNot the Pilgrim’s Way? : EASYSTREET
13-acrossSign of mutual conflict? : UMLAUT
14-acrossDo or die’s the formula to gain access : SIDEDOOR
16-acrossStop at 99, repeating at intervals : PERIODIC
19-acrossUnproductive, as a lord is said to be : BARREN
20-acrossRoyal wedding, for example, or its outcome? : HAPPYEVENT
22-acrossConfined scope of a minimalist? : CAGE
23-acrossFor broken leg you get praise : EULOGY
24-acrossIt helps to make a dolma with veal, fine minced : VINELEAF
25-acrossOne who perplexes could live with me : BESETTER
26-acrossLost abroad, English start to get distracted : EPERDU

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Will it be raised in heated domestic scene? : ROOMTEMPERATURE
3-down – Beautiful young lady in East Coast city taking speed : NYMPH
4-down – With what’s printed journalist is satisfied : CONTENTED
5-down – Women’s garments — look! — in public transport : BLOUSES
6-down – Saint confounded opposition : ANTIS
7-down – Trot after sort of relations : KINDRED
8-down – Newfangled money one regarded as national backbone? : YEOMENOFENGLAND
15-down – Underground set-up in poet’s new arrival : DEBUTANTE
17-down – Collapse of one politician over dole plan … : IMPLODE
18-down – … crafty, bearing a chopper : CLEAVER
21-down – Nation where good type rioted : EGYPT
22-down – Student in warning to deliver : CALVE

This crossword has in total 28 where 16 are across and 12 are down.

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