The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25859 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25859 clues and answers were published on Thu 31 Jan 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25859 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossMarsh ground in Goa? : NGAIO
10-acrossExploitation by commanding officer, one in sizzling casual wear : HOUSECOAT
11-acrossClose associate’s bottom sagged — that’s painful! : BEDFELLOW
12-acrossOne with an agenda — hacking car phones with iridium implant : CHAIR
13-acrossLine in mate’s clothing : CLOBBER
15-acrossDied wearing examination supports : TRIPODS
17-acrossStupendous housing tip : UPEND
18-acrossSee 29 : COW
20-acrossSoup from rounded, duck-black vessel : GUMBO
22-acrossKeen to go having been needled? : HYPEDUP
25-acrossAct of sleeping produced by bad opera’s length! : REPOSAL
26-acrossCollective curios mostly outrival returns : VIRTU
27-acrossMaking tiger come out of a pyramid, say : GEOMETRIC
30-acrossAdmirable features, thorough observations : GOODLOOKS
31-acrossOne seen in rushes of movie, ultimately eaten by plant? : MOSES

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Puggish feature of bonuses distributed and reduced internally : SNUB
2-down – She would ineptly get players into bad habits : WARDROBE
3-down – See 1 : NOSE
4-down – Oh, to be back in New Circle Cross : CHOLERIC
5-down – Be more ingenious than blooming joker : OUTWIT
6-down – Coming to a stop, pretty high on drugs? : FETCHINGUP
7-down – See 13 : POTATO
8-down – How annoying to be turned over for lead : STAR
13-down – Idle person with set habit needs analyst’s aid: Doctor too pat : COUCH
14-down – One physically representing an actor needs stiff drink of spirits : BODYDOUBLE
16-down – Homer’s after second cutter, say, for grass : STOOL
19-down – Old, much performed piece? Actually, a modern hit : WARHORSE
21-down – See 2 : MISTRESS
23-down – See 12 : PERSON
24-down – See 16 : PIGEON
26-down – Greens commonly associated with top grade star : VEGA
28-down – Oscar’s equivalent of a thief’s aid : EMMY
29-down – Nice little earner from bread and milk supplier : CASH

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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