The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25626 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25626 clues and answers were published on Thu 03 May 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25626 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossHuge prophet passes slowly through a barrier : OSMOSES
5-acrossIncrease of status within university publisher : CRANKUP
9-acrossGive up supporting game : FORGO
10-acrossWhere to obtain luxury fabrics free : ATLIBERTY
11-across___ but they can’t fly in this bit of the farmyard! : CHICKENRUN
12-acrossWe don’t want you here! : SHOO
14-acrossA tinted menu — somehow it’s amusing and instructive : EDUTAINMENT
18-acrossOne has conjured a vision: Adam and Eve with hair unkempt : IHAVEADREAM
21-acrossRiver of Eden towards the end : AVON
22-acrossA peck, maybe, is what you get with dull old dance : DRYMEASURE
25-acrossOne girl about to be grabbed by unwanted person expects the worst : PESSIMIST
26-acrossThe man in pub rejected treatment for alcoholics? : REHAB
27-acrossPoem in English — suggestion there’s nothing good in it : ECLOGUE
28-acrossA Red felt almost out of place in the Union? : FEDERAL

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Not liking formality in the workplace : OFFICE
2-down – Bird trying to keep a low profile when interrupted by the man of 18 : MARTIN
3-down – Irish operator is such a person in trade : SHOPKEEPER
4-down – Country ending with debts and distress : SPAIN
5-down – Reckon copper in visit gets scoffed : CALCULATE
6-down – Father of four confessing 18 : ABBA
7-down – Child that is clothed in cut cloth : KERCHIEF
8-down – Port making one move the facial muscles? : PLYMOUTH
13-down – Maybe Bristol politician getting exposed is not suffering any damage : UNIMPAIRED
15-down – Wreck a French winter coat crossing Germany : UNDERMINE
16-down – City presenting huge temptation for gardener : BIGAPPLE
17-down – Party song going round America : CAROUSAL
19-down – See 2 : LUTHER
20-down – It’s said to be very short ’orticultural book : VERBAL
23-down – Special symbol must be suitable with national award being set up : MOTIF
24-down – See 2 : KING

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

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