The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25998 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 25998 clues and answers were published on Fri 12 Jul 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25998 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFond about boozer lacking form? : AMORPHOUS
6-acrossImportant person died after arrest : NABOB
9-acrossOne-time premier rank : MAJOR
10-acrossCab turned colour — setter’s getting stuffed : TAXIDERMY
11-acrossGirl keeps city memory of bringing back past characters : NECROMANCY
12-acrossIt must be 19 across to work and 6 down is without it : GEAR
14-acrossWhen across the street it may need to be wet : WHISTLE
15-acrossFaculty of moral sense lacking study? : SCIENCE
17-acrossEnglish learnt to translate, but not in time : ETERNAL
19-acrossCommitted to complete wearing a glove : ENGAGED
20-acrossDirection to top brute … : EAST
22-across… in opposite region : OCCIDENTAL
25-acrossGrowth of scheme to be French and English : PLANETREE
26-acrossDutch leader left crumbling city : DELFT
27-acrossShe’s not quite like other women : NORMA
28-acrossRiver shellfish the European finds very poor indeed : EXECRABLE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Government partly includes having to read minutes : ADMIN
2-down – Aim for the thing Gordius has? : OBJECTIVE
3-down – Claiming to make the sound of a hooter or small bell? : PURPORTING
4-down – It’s atrocious to urge a revolt : OUTRAGE
5-down – Hitler’s bodyguard held rigorous bodily pleasures : SEXACTS
6-down – Lacking cover, but not altogether underdressed : NUDE
7-down – Put up with nothing short of Asian island : BORNE
8-down – Male that might be 19 across : BOYFRIEND
13-down – One to call boss? : RINGLEADER
14-down – At which point turned up here and now? : WHEREUPON
16-down – Cavalier heard with blunt weapon at social centre : NIGHTCLUB
18-down – Alfalfa’s fortune curtailed by an eagle : LUCERNE
19-down – Impressive story editor started to edit as a funeral ode : EPICEDE
21-down – Told to watch one’s step? : STAIR
23-down – Partly full, it retains a quantity of liquid : LITRE
24-down – 5 years old, about to become a star! : VEGA

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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