The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26155 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26155 clues and answers were published on Mon 13 Jan 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26155 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAn advance order : FORWARDMARCH
8-acrossCurrent charges for what a solicitor does : ACCOSTS
9-acrossTermini switched for the time being : INTERIM
11-acrossStudent of the past : ALUMNUS
12-acrossOften behind bars when captured, but may be paroled : LEOPARD
13-acrossLosses from strikes : TOLLS
14-acrossAn old man with the twitch won’t join in the fun : APATHETIC
16-acrossSomewhat eccentric rest facility? : OFFCENTRE
19-acrossNot a bow — not even a smile, apparently : STERN
21-acrossMost women have this combination of give and take : HANDBAG
23-acrossWhat this youngster’s mother did? : BEARCUB
24-acrossEmbarrassment of companion ends with a smile : CHAGRIN
25-acrossForm of elation that may be cut short : TOENAIL
26-acrossNoted all past blunders in one’s lifetime : ALLOTTEDSPAN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – It’s real, topless or not! : FACTUAL
2-down – Takes offence at gifts not being opened : RESENTS
3-down – Help worker to find a mate? : ASSISTANT
4-down – Not well, goes to doctor — that’s the routine : DRILL
5-down – City that sent missionaries out to China : ANTIOCH
6-down – Fruit ran short outside : CURRANT
7-down – I catch pastor out in dire straits : CATASTROPHIC
10-down – Doctors’ dance held in the gymnasium? : MEDICINEBALL
15-down – Put out account with wrong rebate to daughter : ACERBATED
17-down – Flier in a flat spin : FANTAIL
18-down – An order to stop amber changing to green? : EMBARGO
19-down – Mix a cocktail to revitalise people : SHAKEUP
20-down – Can he, in disturbance, hold fast? : ENCHAIN
22-down – DNA unit takes time to find in a cat-like animal : GENET

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

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