The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25645 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25645 clues and answers were published on Fri 25 May 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25645 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFruit to make one quiet after horseplay : ROSEHIP
5-acrossOld instrument to call Scots girl : REBECCA
9-acrossDoctor Livingstone keeps nations together in liquor : DRUNKEN
10-acrossGarment with which some spell 20 : SINGLET
11-acrossHuman error pictures one of the 23 across : NAHUMTATE
12-acrossHunter owned by Dettori once : ORION
13-acrossWay said to be problematic for lame dog : STYLE
15-acrossPrize for fool, something of a triumph to be given K : POTASSIUM
17-acrossOne of 23 across has same problem with the other horses : MASEFIELD
19-acrossIs it sane for one to keep moving? : NOMAD
22-acrossPoetical outcry — one left : LYRIC
23-acrossUS city’s austere characters assembled as prizewinners : LAUREATES
25-acrossUnlucky to lose leader, splashes out : HAPLESS
26-acrossThe lady’s seizing gold pound with one person to carry it : HAULIER
27-acrossReserved Holy Queen for crooked lawyer : SHYSTER
28-acrossSupply what was wanted, for instance, including clenched fist? : SATISFY

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Yorkshire tracks? : RIDINGS
2-down – Small change with opposition to one of 23 across : SOUTHEY
3-down – Warrant in piece of Pooh’s nonsense : HOKUM
4-down – Geordies’ application to come into big house for fruit : PINEAPPLE
5-down – Tea or cider for her? : ROSIE
6-down – One of 23 across is good about orders I left out : BENJONSON
7-down – Small room at home, one to welcome Renaissance man : CELLINI
8-down – Friend of Caesar, J., or the opposite : ANTONYM
14-down – Swear blind, perhaps, to incite revolution that will do its job : EFFICIENT
16-down – One of 23 across constructed hedge thus : TEDHUGHES
17-down – Pure Scotch religious reformer and demographer : MALTHUS
18-down – Difficult agent left climbing in : STROPPY
20-down – Non-drinker among utility providers giving service : MATTINS
21-down – Eliminate your lot with exchange of constituents of iron : DESTROY
23-down – See some service that will never be any good? : LOSER
24-down – Triumph for old flame last month : EXULT

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

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