The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25276 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25276 clues and answers were published on Tue 22 Mar 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25276 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossJazz standard in Maine? : ALLOFME
5-acrossGet tight and make a mess : SCREWUP
9-acrossDifferent dam not beginning : OTHER
10-acrossOfficial prize going to first in race : TREASURER
11-acrossCredit for fluid in breakfast food for birds : CORNCRAKES
12-acrossHeadlight required by such a lorry? : HALO
14-acrossNumber three in a cast working right away : ANAESTHETIC
18-acrossNye Bevan’s new program regularly introduced in town : ABERGAVENNY
21-acrossBlock Brock’s retreat : SETT
22-acrossPromoter keeping odd part for young celebrity : BRATPACKER
25-acrossRepresenting country, attempt to ignore right protocol : FORMALITY
26-acrossThrow away 500 yen : DITCH
27-acrossComposing music? : LULLABY
28-acrossOddly enough, trust your head to have worked as a teacher : TUTORED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Make amends when catching cold right now : ATONCE
2-down – Asian city learning about a hospital : LAHORE
3-down – Old squares getting money back to introduce variety : FORACHANGE
4-down – Run over : EXTRA
5-down – Extremely short service no good for writer : STEVENSON
6-down – Home shortly, with time to relax : REST
7-down – Cautious about imprudent words in guarantee : WARRANTY
8-down – Man dropped from show, necessarily : PERFORCE
13-down – Lacking aspiration, they listened to Genesis etc — but that was a long time ago : THEYEARDOT
15-down – Notice woman with son in difficult circumstances : ADVERSITY
16-down – Opera is far off — in China? : PARSIFAL
17-down – Using body language to represent lust and rage : GESTURAL
19-down – Ray Reardon? Primarily a sportsman : SKATER
20-down – Monstrous creature has kept dark flower : ORCHID
23-down – Crack shot disheartened in meeting : TRYST
24-down – People in America raised a starchy tuber : MAYA

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

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