The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25854 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25854 clues and answers were published on Fri 25 Jan 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25854 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossRegime seeing annihilation of middle class as key again : RETYPE
4-acrossProhibition of smacking’s good and right : SLAPBANG
9-acrossShow electronic cable? : EVINCE
10-acrossFather Jack, perhaps, embraced by Anglicans, causing split : CREVASSE
11-acrossJoe Bloggs entertains them in variety : MANINTHESTREET
13-acrossI’d a way to help poorer countries : FOREIGNAID
14-acrossList some prime numbers : MENU
16-acrossHe helps virgin to shed clothes : AIDE
18-acrossIt’s very hard to bear Spooner’s married lady friend : DEADWEIGHT
21-acrossWaste ground next to railway? It’s increasingly profitable : GROWTHINDUSTRY
23-acrossNews broadcast shot at home : BULLETIN
24-acrossMature bulb regularly coming into flower : NUBILE
25-acrossAlienate Argentines, dropping in unexpectedly : ESTRANGE
26-acrossHeartlessly asking boy about potential source of misunderstanding : AGEGAP

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Regretted vulgar sounds : RUED
2-down – Might an East End trichologist treat this for nothing? : THINAIR
3-down – Stop that manic panic about stuff! : PACKITIN
5-down – Generous — and inclined to be magnanimous : LARGEMINDED
6-down – Turns from small to big noise during escalation : PIVOTS
7-down – Unemotional principals in Faust were sacked : AUSTERE
8-down – Garbo doesn’t have time to tease relative : GREATAUNT
12-down – Pounding ingredients : TENDERISING
13-down – French-Belgian compromise, easily broken : FRANGIBLE
15-down – Engorged lower half of wildebeest upset another wildebeest : BEESTUNG
17-down – Tiny amount of petrol mistakenly offered at under a dollar : DROPLET
19-down – Getting dressed, kid goes over to Crosby : GARBING
20-down – Goddess later giving up booze? : ATHENA
22-down – Ocean’s water departed on a rising tide? : DEEP

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

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