The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26575 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26575 clues and answers were published on Tue 19 May 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26575 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossJudge probing legal document taken in : DELUDED
5-acrossHeavy spar fixed back after sailor finally enters inlet : BARYTES
9-acrossUnion publication sent round — a series of notes : GAMUT
10-acrossOne to administer corporal punishment? Nobody belted old soldier : CANNONEER
11-acrossTree one gets chopped by servant? : MANGOSTEEN
12-acrossHaving lust mostly for money : RAND
14-acrossMarriage state? Tease one at first : COMBINATION
18-acrossHow a territory is seen to be so squelchy : WATERLOGGED
21-acrossReport of shopping centre attack : MAUL
22-acrossOne sees pictures to make one grimace : CINEMAGOER
25-acrossLike conspirators doing a gig? : INCONCERT
26-acrossWhat’s panned or canned? : TRASH
27-acrossWoman coming in catches people gobbling a lot : GANNETS
28-acrossWant to be given guidance, being irritated : NEEDLED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Enjoy little woman — second attempt at marital bliss? : DIGAMY
2-down – Old mistresses in a racy French place : LEMANS
3-down – Responsibility of factory due to be revised : DUTYOFCARE
4-down – Plant I had raised on bed : DICOT
5-down – Boycott Wagner’s work? It’s not hard to be joking : BANTERING
6-down – Traitor in religious group not half creating uproar : RIOT
7-down – Centred on an idea — MAs tackle it as a basic school subject : THEMATIC
8-down – Stop using a bike for work or walking : STRIDING
13-down – In which kings and queens may all too easily fall : CARDCASTLE
15-down – Has meal beset by animal noises to produce ill humour? : MOODINESS
16-down – Flooding? There’s shift of position when a politician intervenes : SWAMPING
17-down – Ancient civilisation’s centaurs seen running around : ETRUSCAN
19-down – See 24 : FORALL
20-down – Leader being deposed demonstrated to be bent : ARCHED
23-down – Ultimately consume a container full of beans? Maybe, if you do this! : EATIN
24-down – Musketeers’ slogan about to be adopted decisively : ONCE

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

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