The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26130 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26130 clues and answers were published on Fri 13 Dec 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26130 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFruit is dear — women led off … : HONEYDEWMELON
10-across… to shop around, with little time for critical remark : POTSHOT
11-acrossHotel in Canning person finds less gross : THINNER
12-acrossSmall girl nearly returned fruit : LIMES
13-acrossSecond XI has one chap that’s good for an evening out : STEAMIRON
14-acrossBother reaching last of tomato sauce : PESTO
16-acrossLike PDFs, can be speedily run off first? : PRINTABLE
18-acrossThe answer when fish swallows snake? Making a run for it : LADDERING
19-acrossArrived and left in a biplane : CAMEL
20-acrossFunction without garden implements — hard thing for 8 part 2 to accomplish? : SHOESHINE
23-acrossJars of fruit : RASPS
24-acrossAddress for Turkish man, if prime of figs need re-ordering : EFFENDI
25-acrossOne setter’s into fruit! : TANGELO
26-acrossA number down fruit squash, ultimately getting sick : BLUEBERRYHILL

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Making pie, I’d most bananas made best use of : OPTIMISED
3-down – Spirit found in a set sweet hospital provides : ETHOS
4-down – Sees fruit cooked instead? : DATES
5-down – Dying to be thin, I grew monstrously : WITHERING
6-down – Cryptic crossword started after setter drinks gin served up at lunchtime : ENIGMATIC
7-down – One who has oranges with navels, eaten regularly for starters : OWNER
8-down – Parish people annoyed about Liberal toady : APPLEPOLISHER
9-down – What some brides wear, fixed on large bosoms : ORANGEBLOSSOM
15-down – Order is one half-quince? Respect! : OBEISANCE
16-down – Like 19 and 23, eating it with 4 is uncivilised : PRIMITIVE
17-down – It’d be a big surprise, dropping this stunning woman : BOMBSHELL
21-down – Waste a bit of fruit loaf, sadly : OFFAL
22-down – One rousing game sees opener dismissed for 8 part 1? If so, it could be Jonathan : EATER
23-down – Farm producing a batch of Andorran cherries : RANCH

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

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