The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25560 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25560 clues and answers were published on Thu 16 Feb 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25560 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


7-acrossVarious bugs fed alternative food : FRUITAND
9-acrossAttractive person French engineer is more or less said to be? : EYEFUL
10-acrossPoet concerned with hell putting any number off : DATE
11-acrossAwful matinee rot that may amuse the kids : MARIONETTE
12-acrossReport of an interfering type : MEDLAR
14-acrossSee Hindu god dance endlessly in serenade : SHIVAREE
15-acrossNames announced — they may attract tourists : SIGHTS
17-acrossFast track creating bitterness at work : GALLOP
20-acrossOne girl swallowing another girl’s white powder : MAGNESIA
22-acrossSmall cake in larder one bridge player provided for partner : PASTRY
23-acrossFire priest for being naughty maverick : FREESPIRIT
24-acrossFind a king and a queen among others in this matching attire : SUIT
25-acrossReturning soldiers transported by vehicle : CARROT
26-acrossFascinating little women being eager : WITCHING

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Queen wearing glasses waves : BREAKERS
2-down – I’ve no profits sadly from daily recommendation of 7 5 : FIVE
3-down – Male involved in provisions for the table, right? : FARMER
4-down – Miss from Europe one’s upset — female OU student : SENORITA
5-down – See 7 : VEGETABLES
6-down – A loose woman in the family : AUNTIE
8-down – Compulsion of top people to appear in formal attire? : DURESS
13-down – Began to wriggle around in truck : LOGANBERRY
16-down – Drunk rolling over sees others like him? : TOSSPOTS
18-down – See 2 : PORTIONS
19-down – New head for public school : MARROW
21-down – Angel is heard — it could be on the radio : AERIAL
22-down – What an awful smell around what’s tasteless — one of the 5 not in the 2 18 : POTATO
24-down – Drunkard, passionate, wasting time repeatedly in London area : SOHO

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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