The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25631 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25631 clues and answers were published on Wed 09 May 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25631 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossMain toy is destroyed — ill feeling results : ANIMOSITY
10-acrossEnglish detective attends court ruling : EDICT
11-acrossPitt discharged from Outpatients wearing robe : SOUTANE
12-acrossRetire around 50, then party! : BLOWOUT
13-acrossShe returns in an instant : NINA
14-acrossTurn up repeatedly before noon? That’s ridiculous : COCKAMAMIE
16-acrossBoy played with headless dog : SAMOYED
17-acrossDrives over to workforce of women : DISTAFF
19-acrossPosturing wildly, gripping pole below the belt : UNSPORTING
22-acrossCase held in perpetuity : ETUI
24-acrossTry to catch the girl : HEATHER
25-acrossQueen embraces new quiz game : BEZIQUE
26-acrossCity given half the capital for material : NYLON
27-acrossReticent judge about to butt in : INTERJECT

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Oriental leaves circuit, having chanted verses about painful outburst : LAPSANGSOUCHONG
2-down – Plant flying bomb behind packing container : VIBURNUM
3-down – Today? Forever? Never! : NOWAY
4-down – Kindling passion prior to deal : FIREWOOD
5-down – Other ’alf goes back into Denmark for spirit : DYBBUK
6-down – One changing others with first-class intervention? : REFORMIST
7-down – Wind-up children’s characters, new out : SIMOOM
8-down – One holding torch trips — batteries fly out : STATUEOFLIBERTY
15-down – Instrument to chop — sharpen axes first : XYLOPHONE
17-down – After sound of bell try looking up symbolic text : DINGBATS
18-down – Hostile towards endless pursuit of relics : ANTIQUES
20-down – Principal way to core fruit : STAPLE
21-down – Preserver of the Ancients — salt and heart of plum? : TARPIT
23-down – Ezra Pound’s heart­broken shade : AZURE

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

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