The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25856 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25856 clues and answers were published on Mon 28 Jan 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25856 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossCoped with new agenda after start of meeting : MANAGED
5-acrossPlace of current conflict : TIDERIP
10-acrossResidence with no outstanding features : FLAT
11-acrossBoard member? : CHESSPIECE
12-acrossIt may hold what has to be laid on the table : EGGCUP
13-acrossBeginning action, he is misguided : INCHOATE
14-acrossAgreed to put a hundred on a dog — finished with about five hundred! : CONCURRED
16-acrossPossibly a restricted place of call : KIOSK
17-acrossIt’s not easily carved by one in a confused state : EBONY
19-acrossLarge pieces of major road faulty in the centre : ARTILLERY
23-acrossCommons vote leads to disagreement : DIVISION
24-acrossSacrifice made in the interest of self-esteem? : FOREGO
26-acrossProtection on landing for party backing American commerce : BALUSTRADE
27-acrossRepair that’s right inside and wrong outside : DARN
28-acrossElementary subject for a university : READING
29-acrossSpeech and attire of modern times : ADDRESS

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Staff instruction to get a move on : ALLEGRO
3-down – Room at the top in rising Italian city : ATTIC
4-down – He’s broken out of quarters — saucy prank! : ESCAPER
6-down – Popular school for cricket, say : INSECT
7-down – Column leader, for example : EDITORIAL
8-down – It’s nice to have scrambled eggs : INCITES
9-down – Various men are trained for the sea : MEDITERRANEAN
15-down – Carried on unnoticed, perhaps : CONTINUED
18-down – Soldiers ordered to carry kit : BRIGADE
20-down – Silly place to play cricket : INFIELD
21-down – Looks at with an expression of friendliness : REGARDS
22-down – Young Tom has to catch up with young Christopher : KITTEN
25-down – Yet it might be quite a pedestrian clause : RIDER

This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.

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