The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25863 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25863 clues and answers were published on Tue 05 Feb 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25863 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossIt takes months to boil off : DECOCT
4-acrossShuffle, say, round well to find creeper : ISOPOD
9-acrossSpotted old Whig close to Tory : FOXY
10-acrossDoctor saw one overhead, circling : ONCOLOGIST
11-acrossMuddles ahead in M6 shambles : MIXUPS
12-acrossFirm recalled watchmaker at noon for special event : OCCASION
13-acrossWhat bailiffs do with bias? Scratch head : REPOSSESS
15-acrossDazzling display in Port Talbot at the front : RIOT
16-acrossSmell ship’s captain : BOSS
17-acrossNative Americans caught lion — hunt’s over : CHEROKEES
21-acrossI fill small beer with more punch : SPORTIER
22-acrossRing teams to corral a large sorrel : OXALIS
24-acrossIn today’s game make a big hash to start : NOUGHTSAND
25-acrossSteers by intercepting one mobile : OXEN
26-acrossYankee gets on with the German over there : YONDER
27-acrossExtremely easy-going officer accepts cuts : LAXEST

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Some say stain leather in compound : DIOXIDE
2-down – Reserved costlier mounts for fur supplier : COYPU
3-down – See 24 : CROSSES
5-down – Bloodhound, I think, ignored trash : SHLOCK
6-down – Old shabby togs the best clothes for bouncer : POGOSTICK
7-down – Runs I’d built up in scramble : DISTORT
8-down – The house opposite has decorators busy : ACROSSTHEROAD
14-down – Uneasy with this hormone, rep produces progesterone : OESTROGEN
16-down – Using agent before enlisting expert in axes : BYPROXY
18-down – Royal duke visits car maker in part of Wales : RHONDDA
19-down – Demanding dope during leave : EXIGENT
20-down – This pot some occasionally steal : TIPTOE
23-down – Sailor abandons mollusc for sole : ALONE

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

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