The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26014 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26014 clues and answers were published on Wed 31 Jul 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26014 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSquirm, making dog endlessly fetch : FIDGET
4-acrossBook leaving Doctor of Divinity into theologies unmoved? : THEGOD
9-acrossBusiness cracking in image : ICON
10-acrossWhat is written in the first half of November? : SHORTSTORY
11-acrossEuropean capital I appreciate that encapsulates the nation : TIRANA
12-acrossExcruciating listening to a brat on television starting out — here? : BRITAINS
13-acrossGift: English wine, drained : KNACKERED
15-acrossSurrender a month after retreat, end of battle : CEDE
16-acrossSoft stuff, romance, for Tarantino film : PULP
17-acrossGibbons’ thing to have dined in US city, informally : PHILATELY
21-acrossSee 4 : DELUSION
22-acrossLeave precious little time to collect piano : DEPART
24-across16 across 1 down pre-qualified? : PROFICIENT
25-acrossSomething I force backwards : ITEM
26-acrossCashier, the sneak? : TELLER
27-acrossMeal has gone by rouge lips : REPAST

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – See 16 across : FICTION
2-down – See 23 : DONNA
3-down – Catch last of criminals in Queens after uprising : ENSNARE
5-down – Wind thatch around books : HOTAIR
6-down – See 12 : GOTTALENT
7-down – Poet reserves minutes 31-60 for old comic : DURANTE
8-down – Fat-faced as is a synonym of bottoms up? : DOUBLECHINNED
14-down – Foul drunk about to look threatening under Conservative leader, so rich : COLOURFUL
16-down – Clown I offend, punching stomach : PIERROT
18-down – Character not quite securing promotion for less than charming girl : LADETTE
19-down – Most great least great, only 40% off : LARGEST
20-down – O for a group of friends, perhaps? : CIRCLE
23-down – Difficult woman in the years before the Material Girl, say? : PRIMA

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

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