The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26033 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26033 clues and answers were published on Thu 22 Aug 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26033 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossCuts China off in seconds : MOHICANS
9-acrossA killer said to carry a jacket full of useless facts and figures? : ANORAK
10-acrossBit of a bloomer from Top Cat : ANTHER
12-acrossDrink? Right, that is a drink : RIESLING
13-acrossBeastly pair some would say solvers were familiar with? : EWE
14-acrossManages boards : GETSON
16-acrossFemale cut by whip at boarding school : ETONCROP
17-acrossDay in which banker gets backed in the City : UTRECHT
20-acrossBent over page in dictionary with two consecutive letters at beginning : STOOPED
23-acrossModel in US cut record, first of several items on display : TAXDISCS
24-acrossWant a Dylan album? : DESIRE
26-acrossGarden? Try one of the other two when disheartened : GOO
27-acrossOne seeking favour from escort, around start of tour : COURTIER
28-acrossFlowery stuff? Just a little in the Czech Republic : CHINTZ
31-acrossMusician capturing essential character of first violin part? : STRING
32-acrossUS shopkeeper rushed male into hospital : STOREMAN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Can a tart love short-tempered actor? : JOHN
2-down – Form of transport initially discovered in Pharaoh’s time : HIGH
3-down – 18th-century politician in conflict over northern battle : WARREN
4-down – Very inexperienced new SAS soldier initially rages with anger : ASGREEN
5-down – Chinaman treating a crofter — do boots briefly get taken off? : BAREFOOT
6-down – Gather it’s more flipping valuable, perhaps : COLLECTORS
7-down – Endlessly horny maneater cast as gross-out? On the contrary : EARNMORE
11-down – Redbreast by Scott, say? : TIT
14-down – See 13 : GNU
15-down – See 2 : SPEEDTRAIN
18-down – See 1 : TRAVOLTA
19-down – See 3 : HASTINGS
21-down – See 26 : DIE
22-down – See 4 : ASGRASS
24-down – See 5 : DOCTOR
25-down – See 11 : IAN
29-down – See 6 : ITEM
30-down – See 7 : THAN

This crossword has in total 34 where 16 are across and 18 are down.

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