The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26030 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26030 clues and answers were published on Mon 19 Aug 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26030 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossExact money : BLACKMAIL
6-acrossUnfinished aircraft design : PLAN
8-acrossDon’t cheat in two forms of leisure activity : PLAYFAIR
9-acrossThink in depth : FATHOM
10-acrossAim ambitiously for praise, being wretched : ASPIRE
11-acrossGets more than one’s share of froth with this measure of alcohol : HOGSHEAD
12-acrossSaucy antics? : CAPERS
15-acrossWorker in the prairie producing fruit : PLANTAIN
16-acrossCensorious to a dangerous degree? : CRITICAL
19-acrossRunaway affairs? : DRAINS
21-acrossStar of the Magic Circle? : PENTACLE
22-acrossOne takes no end of cash in, finishing with nothing : CASINO
24-acrossShow preference for old penthouse : LEANTO
25-acrossSaid to be celebrated : OBSERVED
26-acrossRing starts nervous reaction in the ear : OTIC
27-acrossWorkers given fish — a gesture of goodwill : HANDSHAKE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Bottle opener and drinks in packs : BALES
2-down – Amenity switched to an unspecified date : ANYTIME
3-down – A card cheat may be so described : KNAVE
4-down – It goes up with inflation : AIRSHIP
5-down – Soldier’s an expert swimmer : LIFEGUARD
6-down – Saucepan’s ready for cooking what this has killed : POTSHOT
7-down – Commercial address brings high esteem : ADORATION
13-down – Enter game play, making contract : AGREEMENT
14-down – Dismiss ministers, a sign of contrition : SACKCLOTH
17-down – Enormous disaster struck it : TITANIC
18-down – It makes one wild what people do when they retire : LIEDOWN
20-down – American detained by courts in European country : AUSTRIA
22-down – Expenses legally incurred : COSTS
23-down – Relative found somewhere in the south of France, we hear : NIECE

This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.

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