The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26584 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26584 clues and answers were published on Fri 29 May 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26584 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossMark for every run : SCARPER
5-acrossWhere to learn to stay put amid change : VARSITY
10-acrossTurned up? Rolls over : SNUB
11-acrossArnie misguidedly accepting mission on horseback : EQUESTRIAN
12-acrossMaternal grandmother inhaling Italy’s noxious air? : MIASMA
13-acrossArtwork seen in excursion to church on outskirts of Troy : TRIPTYCH
14-acrossPuma perhaps devouring one affiliated to cheese : CAMEMBERT
16-acrossConsent to match : AGREE
17-acrossBlock of Roman villas : ANVIL
19-acrossAccommodation bit into end of prayer time : APARTMENT
23-acrossSpillage ended by predator’s return : OVERFLOW
24-acrossGather opponent’s collecting scrap : FORAGE
26-acrossCasual attitude to trees in waste : SLOPPINESS
27-acrossFight knocking stuffing out of type of coat : DUEL
28-acrossOne emulating Charlie in Flower of Scotland — Returning Officer first? : COPYCAT
29-acrossSlowing down earthbound light : CLARITY

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Is woman allowed into bar? : CANTINA
3-down – Puzzle concerning people carrier : REBUS
4-down – Female infant’s precious thing topped by a medic : EWELAMB
6-down – Attack making halfwit become unwell : ASSAIL
7-down – Plan to have stone layers on top : STRATAGEM
8-down – Portion of hospital in dazed condition : TRANCHE
9-down – Daft words dreamt up for source of condiment : MUSTARDPOWDER
15-down – Inscriptions putting end to male chauvinist musical genre hastily disembowelled : EPIGRAPHY
18-down – Breaking right away from lovelorn songwriter : NOVELLO
20-down – Turning down authentic setting for Much Ado : REFUSAL
21-down – Name chosen to encapsulate gerbil’s initial lack of attention : NEGLECT
22-down – Thurman, badly lit, swallowed last syllable : ULTIMA
25-down – 11 proviso : RIDER

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

Scroll to Top