The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26414 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26414 clues and answers were published on Tue 11 Nov 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26414 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossHazards as revolutionary’s taken over party in Africa : CHANCES
5-acrossWild flower masking end of garden : VIOLENT
9-acrossFool in America offering dollars and cents, say : UNITS
10-acrossSuspend curate — it’s for being unorthodox : RUSTICATE
11-acrossLike 12 out in 20 at 12? : BARKINGMAD
12-acrossFine personal commitment that may help clear the air : FIDO
14-acrossPhilosopher’s theory pagan slammed : PYTHAGOREAN
18-acrossLast word in forecast creates quandary : PREDICAMENT
21-acrossBad temper about catastrophe : DOOM
22-acrossOn-board protection : TABLECLOTH
25-acrossWinner, short girl — sparkling type : CHAMPAGNE
26-acrossProducts from Marks? : LINES
27-acrossDescription of panel admitting child as pupil : SCHOLAR
28-acrossGet tense, if female carries gun around : STIFFEN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Cold partner liable to take up quite a lot of the bed? : CHUBBY
2-down – A change one introduced — it has some flapping : AVIARY
3-down – A pose is struck with operators of intelligence embracing such stars : CASSIOPEIA
4-down – The ultimate in treats for good child : SPROG
5-down – Very silly person, aged prisoner being held in form of subjection : VASSALAGE
6-down – Form of therapy is provided by someone to give us a lift : OTIS
7-down – Once a person who would dig below the surface as questioner? : EXAMINER
8-down – Opportunity to remember tabloid’s decline : THEGOING
13-down – Painter has bit to put right around one room : BOTTICELLI
15-down – Knack for raising fish under river — it becomes a battle : TRAFALGAR
16-down – Flowery bits girl used to fill gaps : SPADICES
17-down – Hard man or woman, one beginning to climb up monument : CENOTAPH
19-down – See 8 : DOWNOF
20-down – See 8 : THESUN
23-down – Deposit diminished in value, nothing saved : LOESS
24-down – Stone ring with china buried below it : OPAL

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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