The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26491 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26491 clues and answers were published on Tue 10 Feb 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26491 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossAn English record broadcast a lot, as the story goes : ANECDOTAL
10-acrossAstronomical point perhaps isn’t grasped : APSIS
11-acrossDream Queen Titian represented close to Padua : TITANIA
12-acrossEarly growth developed in Lima, Peru — not Spain : PRIMULA
13-acrossIris — first one replaced by yellow variety of it : ORRIS
14-acrossMain dish of fish, as doctors ordered : OSTRACODS
16-acrossI can’t fathom this Athenian attitude to Cyprus : ITSALLGREEKTOME
19-acrossThree worked on my back — it’s bowed, for example : HETERONYM
21-acrossOlivier et al keep working with English players : NONET
22-acrossA medic’s way over somewhere near the kidneys : ADRENAL
23-acrossHeroic, possibly involving origin of myths : HOMERIC
24-acrossEarly column carried by wireless telegraphy : STELE
25-acrossDoc’s western pal? He’s recruited about two auditors : EARPHONES

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – That girl’s managed to swallow nothing in food grinder : GASTROLITH
2-down – Large area runs round European court : HECTARES
3-down – Endlessly rebuke male put away for striking boy : ADONIS
4-down – Old entrance to Salvation Army houses : STOA
5-down – Wash undergarment beside river : SLIPSTREAM
6-down – Charge one standing where fares are collected : TAXIRANK
7-down – Quack doctor used Post Office boxes : PSEUDO
8-down – When extremely upset, some toss away the bones : OSSA
14-down – Dubious legal reason area’s lacking cell units : ORGANELLES
15-down – Doubt lovelorn patient eating porcino is married : SCEPTICISM
17-down – Where cords strangely vibrate, not tense : LARYNGES
18-down – Private Russell’s cheaper product : OWNBRAND
20-down – Artist in a lather? : TURNER
21-down – Stirring hymns about debut of pretty young women : NYMPHS
22-down – Where primate holds beginning of service? : APSE
23-down – Someone who’s admired lady’s ring : HERO

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

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