The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26010 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26010 clues and answers were published on Fri 26 Jul 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26010 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossCopper pot endlessly cooked nice meal, lacking energy : POLICEMAN
10-acrossMercury’s group on board? : QUEEN
11-acrossChanel’s biggest fan might be shy : COCONUT
12-across’80s band dates ’80s musician : ERASURE
13-acrossBronze knight, fighting machine : TANK
14-acrossCarbon copies are plastic, due to manufacture : DUPLICATES
15-acrossArgonaut thrown into faraway land : ACASTUS
17-acrossPlatinum blonde plays any minor role after film’s finale : MARILYN
19-acrossBuff over me in sparkle test : EXPERIMENT
22-acrossLead man of our time : HEAD
23-acrossFool swallows ’ard piece of bacon : LARDOON
24-acrossTake back miracle cure : RECLAIM
26-acrossServices and repairs audio : RITES
27-acrossJourneyed beyond, round Uranus first, then Earth — spinning and hollow : OUTRIDDEN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – They might circle several core planets, after one take-off : SPACETRAVELLERS
2-down – Location of new tiny arrivals, initially : PLACENTA
3-down – Tin found following small survey : SCAN
4-down – Mature as pickled hams : AMATEURS
5-down – Old 10’s above short man’s temper : ANNEAL
6-down – Mark nicks one in four with one on patrol : SQUADCAR
7-down – Solution bottled in litres, ultimately : RESULT
8-down – Brown’s work for England made sons rebel : ANGELSANDDEMONS
16-down – Love to run around island with energy? Not me! : TORTOISE
17-down – Iron, it was forged in my childhood : MINORITY
18-down – A nautical way to pull fish up by pole : LEEWARDS
20-down – Silver — perhaps small change’s rising cost? : PIRATE
21-down – See 17 across : MONROE
25-down – Nickel possibly two thirds of Alnico compound : COIN

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

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