The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25465 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25465 clues and answers were published on Fri 28 Oct 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25465 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSuperb conductor, he manages to restrain piano : COPPER
4-acrossSeveral lights here ruin other non-British football broadcast live : THEROOT
9-acrossOutlaw with forged tokens promises to pay : BANKNOTES
10-acrossRestaurant’s short of water, most of it 1 across : BRASS
11-acrossPlace in Belgium’s not the same after bum goes east : LIEGE
12-acrossScotch reuse plug or stick : SUPERGLUE
13-acrossSets up a classic day — it’s about to start : READIES
15-acrossTwo plus eleven minus one, amazingly : TWELVE
17-acrossSweet FA rejected short cut : AFTERS
19-acrossLay clues out at care centre : SECULAR
22-acrossThump 23, say, for one of our old 9 : POUNDNOTE
24-acrossFormal greeting in Spanglish joint? : ELBOW
26-acrossHe’s a believer in India’s contribution to growth industries : HINDU
27-acrossInsist I put frying pan outside : STIPULATE
28-acrossCuts little bits of enamel article into flower : TEETHES
29-acrossRegular features of start-up sites in banks : TRUSTS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – He hammers last Aussie mate left in : COBBLER
2-down – Tracy’s not taking sides in change : PENCE
3-down – Meanie comic is weenier comic : ERNIEWISE
4-down – A drunk forward is better than a drunk back : TOSSPOT
5-down – Not much warmth there after MP struck leader : EMBER
6-down – See 4 across : OFALLEVIL
7-down – He may dip his 24 in to find old coin : TESTER
8-down – No movement without altering street first : STASIS
14-down – Distributing this wealth with it may be ineffectual : AFFLUENCE
16-down – Former PM’s retreat reduced Osborne’s remit : EXCHEQUER
18-down – Married couple employs small potty in front : SPOUSES
19-down – Spades bent piece, not 9 : SPECIE
20-down – Bad news in Cape shows inexperience : RAWNESS
21-down – Outcome of paparazzo’s rude pic? : UPSHOT
23-down – Maggie T’s ultimate foreign secretary’s emolument? : DOUGH
25-down – Banks lose thousands investing euros in oil source : BEANS

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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