The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26293 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26293 clues and answers were published on Mon 23 Jun 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26293 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossWhere one may spend time underground : DUNGEON
5-acrossCommercials about fitting suits : ADJUSTS
10-acrossThe Spanish scholar returned, qualified : ABLE
11-acrossExtremely slender, for example, that’s about all : EVERYTHING
12-acrossHe is part of America’s troubles : CASTRO
13-acrossAccount by clergyman should be reliable : ACCURATE
14-acrossPlay the part of engineer on stage : REPRESENT
16-acrossPut one’s foot down, as a matter of duty : STAMP
17-acrossTheir victims got it in the neck : THUGS
19-acrossYet civilians lived such a life in the war : SHELTERED
23-acrossA gastronomic treat? : FREEMEAL
24-acrossPut new pep into endless diet with port : DIEPPE
26-acrossPet of a girl, perhaps, but recklessly extravagant : PROFLIGATE
27-acrossSmall pig has nose tip stuck in furrow : RUNT
28-acrossSense and Sensibility? : FEELING
29-acrossUsed when a path’s relaid around lake? : ASPHALT

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Shade of grievance : UMBRAGE
3-down – Big jar, say : GREAT
4-down – Having our nose put out of joint is hard to bear : ONEROUS
6-down – I decry the making of gas for stage effect : DRYICE
7-down – A theatregoer’s guide : USHERETTE
8-down – He made an unexceptional plea for blessing : TINYTIM
9-down – Get back to front : REGAINTHELEAD
15-down – Ringleader felt urge to reform, being contrite : REGRETFUL
18-down – Unusual hoarder of fish eggs : HARDROE
20-down – Many snakes are associated with them : LADDERS
21-down – When there’s a change of plea, men select a jury : EMPANEL
22-down – Abandon school subject and make one’s name as a writer : RESIGN
25-down – Huge cost of electrical safety precaution : EARTH

This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.

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