The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26438 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26438 clues and answers were published on Tue 09 Dec 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26438 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossCat springs a bit higher — is robin alright? : BRITISHLONGHAIR
9-acrossMost piano stools start with toes sculpted round feet : SOFTEST
10-acrossOne very happy about male form of sexual reproduction : ISOGAMY
11-acrossGlad to revel in the extremes of one’s senility : OLD
12-acrossFlyer, after going astray, at last coming into port : HERRINGGULL
13-acrossStupid as either Wag or one-time unruly adolescent? : HALFWITTED
15-acrossLarge number coming to grief over catty remark : MEOW
18-acrossBottom has drink at Puck’s initiation : RUMP
20-acrossMarketing gamble by Joe, with his big band role : LOSSLEADER
23-acrossPainting cricketer, sailor and philosopher : JACKRUSSELL
25-acrossSee 11 : AGE
26-acrossRange covered by bad rainfalls : NIAGARA
27-acrossVery powerful novel, Attica, about a cat somehow lacking : VIOLENT
28-acrossComplaint found in most cats’ homes : STOMACHDISORDER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Boob job has that woman singing Tom Cat About Town : BUSTOPHER
2-down – Pagan with Manx feline, I’d suspect : INFIDEL
3-down – Reserve puts on display for skating events : ICESHOWS
4-down – Earth moved for lover? Anything but : HATER
5-down – Agents involved in chemistry affecting Dixie Ross : OXIDISERS
6-down – Dazed and unsteady Greek cat, not male : GROGGY
7-down – Sport found in a town in Greater Manchester, usually : ASARULE
8-down – China cat? Sorry nothing left, we’re out : ROYAL
14-down – A she-cat put out, round about 10pm in Dublin : TAOISEACH
16-down – See 8 : WORCESTER
17-down – In the pink bustle? Certainly not in the red : WELLTODO
19-down – Construction set in holy city, on roundabout : MECCANO
21-down – A hideout in semi-wooded cul-de-sac : DEADEND
22-down – Mistakes noted when raising a little cat? Arrest them! : ERRATA
23-down – See 1 : JONES
24-down – Author’s last words, delivered with leaden voice : ENVOI

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

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