The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25441 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25441 clues and answers were published on Fri 30 Sep 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25441 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSermon where one regularly sleeps? : ADDRESS
5-acrossIt’s this or nothing at breakfast, say : OATMEAL
10-acrossTime that’s endless, never over : EVEN
11-acrossMeal — tea or one possibly better … : AMELIORATE
12-across… state meal with posh cake : GATEAU
13-acrossLest surrounded, soldiers proliferate : INCREASE
14-acrossNice 1 for some locals : MESSIEURS
16-acrossClose acquaintance not right with the devil : FIEND
17-acrossDay’s march for a Roman soldier? : MILES
19-acrossIt’s pitiful, for instance, in new oboe compos­ition : WOEBEGONE
23-acrossPrimate retains little desire for nourishment : APPETITE
24-acrossWhat’s left in remains of a gender issue : FAGEND
26-acrossPart is said to develop from an old house plant : ASPIDISTRA
27-acrossWearer of trousers, sort about to be dropped? : USER
28-acrossShould tax system turn out for good, result could be sweet : REVENGE
29-acrossBetoken the last of the wine : PORTEND

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Sedative may wander and lose the point … lose the point … : DEVIATE
3-down – River in Kent occurs in the Wash? : RINSE
4-down – Tawdry stuff in certain eminence : STATURE
6-down – For each one baked item is included : APIECE
7-down – Sales require boy to get in difficulty : MARKETING
8-down – Mechanic has no end of sanitary work : ARTISAN
9-down – Olden times where memories are fading? : SENIORMOMENTS
15-down – Superiority is in 4, declares sex expert : SHEREHITE
18-down – Step of 14 into wrecked semi, from which there’s no way out : IMPASSE
20-down – It’s some way off a bull — almost : BUFFALO
21-down – Fabric from Granny Sharp? : NANKEEN
22-down – Very hot, like the boy in title’s opening letter? : PIPING
25-down – Sound of sporty car getting run in? : GRUNT

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

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