The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26234 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26234 clues and answers were published on Tue 15 Apr 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26234 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossEuropean Commission about to restrict non-standard dance rhythm : CADENCE
5-acrossWhite copper put black boy in cell without clothes : CUEBALL
10-acrossBig British clearing banks seeing problem : IRITIS
11-acrossCockney was required to make uniform of acceptable quality : ADEQUATE
12-acrossOddly withdrawn, bitchy and hostile : ICY
13-acrossDuck died, sounding strange : DEARIE
14-acrossAlluring, like a Pole? : MAGNETIC
15-acrossNot clean or suitable for all to see, lust could be good : USING
16-acrossPink, turning red, on dune : UNDERDONE
19-acrossPeople love to hold back change : MENOPAUSE
21-acrossWith time to spare, like an aristocrat? : EARLY
24-acrossBan hare coursing, a Cuban speciality : HABANERA
26-acrossTraumatised son left owing money : INHOCK
27-across0-1 in Holland : NIL
28-acrossWomen’s groups, ordered to accept married men, refuse : WITHHOLD
29-acrossBox of vibrators? : LARYNX
30-acrossBad priests continue to exist : PERSIST
31-acrossVatican report entirely groundless : HOLYSEE

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Smooth head shaved close : AIRLESS
3-down – Have sympathetic understanding for fluid retention : ENTERINTO
4-down – They keep eggs warm, because that’s the point of incubators : COSIES
6-down – Anorak supremely unsuited on floating ice, I’m afraid : UBERGEEK
7-down – Bestial Caesar’s last word? : BRUTE
8-down – Soviet grandmaster returned by way of northern Baltic : LATVIAN
9-down – Tax haven is scandal many put to bad use : CAYMANISLANDS
17-down – Are unsure about blood group ahead of extremely messy treatment : DIATHERMY
18-down – Retreat initially over cutting 75% of benefits for the poor : HAVENOTS
20-down – Starts to express vexation when setter’s vague : EVASIVE
22-down – Sanction excess freedom for poet? : LICENCE
23-down – In the bathtub I’ll yodel anything : BILLYO
25-down – Hard-hearted fit-for-work company, one of a combative trio : ATHOS

This crossword has in total 31 where 18 are across and 13 are down.

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