The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25773 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25773 clues and answers were published on Mon 22 Oct 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25773 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


5-acrossRun in to stop batsman reaching it : CREASE
6-acrossFeeling of grief in this way starts never-ending quarrel : SORROW
9-acrossIt’s old, decrepit and not easily moved : STOLID
10-acrossThey lead the way in the present transport system : REINDEER
11-acrossThe barrel end of a gun : BUTT
12-acrossStill a place to board a railway : STATIONARY
13-acrossLets her cool off — it may cause problems of the heart : CHOLESTEROL
18-acrossOrgan movement : TRANSPLANT
21-acrossI must leave firm, betrayed : SOLD
22-acrossComplaint of untidiness : DISORDER
23-acrossLizard again becoming animated around mid-January : IGUANA
24-acrossSuffocatingly sexy? : SULTRY
25-acrossPat is anxious, starting school : CARESS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – How to pedal to coast : DECLUTCH
2-down – Remarks not intended for the other players : ASIDES
3-down – Is caught hacking into a phone — take action! : MOBILISE
4-down – Poet makes uninteresting study : DRYDEN
5-down – Eminently suitable to be excluded : CUTOUT
7-down – The reason to go off course in a boat : WHERRY
8-down – Kent resort offers wide-ranging flights : BROADSTAIRS
14-down – A rapidly replaced stone worker : LAPIDARY
15-down – Old students better out of sight : OBSCURED
16-down – Coaches coaches : TRAINS
17-down – They’re fired and spaces need to be filled : BLANKS
19-down – Mug one may put one’s teeth into? : NOODLE
20-down – Await trouble on North Pacific island : TAIWAN

This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.

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