The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25751 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25751 clues and answers were published on Wed 26 Sep 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25751 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSonata form of flit? : MOONLIGHT
6-acrossDiscrimination starts showing in the gallery : TASTE
9-acrossIt could be Gordon’s partner : ITALIANVERMOUTH
10-acrossPlay about with a gun? : TOOL
11-acrossWhere the Sun gets going more snow is unlikely : NEWSROOM
14-acrossSwain keeps fiery type in restraint : BOYFRIEND
15-acrossConclude that hell is a no-no? : INFER
16-acrossBreeds found at Ascot : RACES
18-acrossFormer PM finds urchin shivering with cold : CHURCHILL
20-acrossIt floats aimlessly, if direct : DRIFTICE
21-acrossSomewhat less than 2 pints water : AQUA
25-acrossIn snow poor react badly to publisher employing hacks : NEWSCORPORATION
26-acrossEast End garden boundaries? : EDGES
27-acrossSpooner’s curse on unwanted growth of a flower? : SPEEDWELL

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Wet one’s in majority : MOIST
2-down – Rhetoric of a socialist or otherwise … : ORATORY
3-down – … brought up in socialism, which is unprofessional : LAIC
4-down – Criminal band go from Glasgow : GANG
5-down – It’s very big, but with treatment sure to mend : TREMENDOUS
6-down – Paper’s consumer publication said when to … : TIMESWITCH
7-down – … stop and shout awfully loudly : SHUTOFF
8-down – Short-lived help — a mere tinkering : EPHEMERAL
12-down – Basic facts of loads beneath supporters? : BRASSTACKS
13-down – Case copper makes for non-combatant organisation : PEACECORPS
14-down – Lawyers’ den can be arranged for a social occasion : BARNDANCE
17-down – Whig can get involved in conversation : CHINWAG
19-down – Make investigation in papers : INQUIRE
22-down – Abolish yearly with a disappearance : ANNUL
23-down – Pigeon plunged in Texas : DOVE
24-down – Apartment in which one’s settled : PAID

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

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