The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26447 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26447 clues and answers were published on Fri 19 Dec 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26447 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossOrder cheap rubbish after joke backfired : DIKTAT
4-acrossParacetamol is helping part get erect 10 : MOLISH
9-acrossDesirable fruit : PLUM
10-acrossOne might expect a plumber’s work to have a messy end : PRESUMABLY
11-acrossDemocrat available to frame up image : AVATAR
12-acrossHad empty sleeve tailored to be tidy 10 across the pond : SHEVELED
13-acrossAudible drivel you provided, temporarily drunk : CRAPULENT
15-acrossMissing family is OK at last, with the paramedic team, getting treatment : HOME
16-acrossSee 15 : SICK
17-acrossStraight battle: the odds leave one standing : CANDIDATE
21-across10 content of beastly noise went first : GRUNTLED
22-acrossSet up camp by an arcade game : PACMAN
24-acrossDe janvier, peut-être, la fille devient jeune dame : DEMOISELLE
25-acrossImpulse of the bour­geoisie : URGE
26-acrossItalian with bride can cause disturbance : TUSCAN
27-acrossSeal hiding place with leading Tamil Tiger, perhaps admitting revolutionary court is painful : CACHET

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Vilified when raised to be free : DELIVER
2-down – 10 12 10 1,000 kept out : KEMPT
3-down – Offend when taking note of clothes : APPAREL
5-down – In Latin, opera works : OPUSES
6-down – Nasty and nice, so soon : INASECOND
7-down – Shelley knew endless Greek : HELLENE
8-down – Primarily means a national darling ending longstanding apartheid’s prior hold : NELSONMANDELA
14-down – Chef beginning to stuff little French onion, must be peeled and loaded 10 : PECUNIOUS
16-down – Skinhead, if true, got drunk to excess : SURFEIT
18-down – Soundly immersed, time flies : DIPTERA
19-down – 10 calm, if instructed to keep right : TRAUGHT
20-down – Regrettably, tea break ends up in a state : ALASKA
23-down – 10 polite and out of touch : COUTH

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

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