The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26512 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26512 clues and answers were published on Fri 06 Mar 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26512 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossOne taking children to walk idly round lake : MOLOCH
4-acrossLow life’s initial expression of surprise, getting cash : MOOLAH
9-acrossPress Clear: it fails at first : URGE
10-acrossReady for Hitler to smash riches, note : REICHSMARK
11-acrossVital to stay home, son, for the other reporter : KINSEY
12-across3 man to stick in peripheral areas : SIDJAMES
13-acrossOne most hated female in church bites into host : ARCHENEMY
15-acrossEat … horse : ETCH
16-acrossComic miss, one of four here : SIMS
17-acrossDemolish Humpty-Dumpty’s so convincing argument : KNOCKDOWN
21-acrossRowan’s producing pears? : WILLIAMS
22-acrossAbout to take a turn in the circuit — 21’s business : RACING
24-acrossPoet unsure about its contents, for starters? : SOUPTUREEN
25-acrossGot up in pink : ROSE
26-acrossExtremely liberated Welshman breaks foot : FREEST
27-acrossPoem being recited needs attention, alas : OHDEAR

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Result, they say, of being more and more drunk : MERRIER
2-down – City suffers vital loss as bishop retires : LEEDS
3-down – Fuss with such luggage? : CARRYON
5-down – One tanned hard in compound … : OXHIDE
6-down – … beaten, innocent creature endured being beheaded : LAMBASTED
7-down – Its men sung, as king facing execution heartily went to church : HARLECH
8-down – Top politician starts to find issues mount up, seized by right and left : FIRSTMINISTER
14-down – What’s eaten in a basement together? : HUMBLEPIE
16-down – Incidental development from some bowling at a single stump : SPINOFF
18-down – International hotel supports my city : CORINTH
19-down – Barbara Castle : WINDSOR
20-down – The world his stage: filled with cold, he’d become a fifth here : JAQUES
23-down – Following into the centre, one of four here : CORFE

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

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