The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26595 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26595 clues and answers were published on Thu 11 Jun 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26595 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossMother childishly left animal : MAMMAL
4-acrossCriticise pounding in dashing style : PANACHE
9-acrossVillain gets money returned without spin doctor : REPROBATE
10-acrossDance beat has drive : TANGO
11-acrossCharlie’s passion for fraud : CHEAT
12-acrossDraws attention to quality of paving : FLAGSTONE
13-acrossSee hunt sabotaged and wax lyrical : ENTHUSE
15-acrossHospital department’s anger is complete : ENTIRE
17-acrossBoy to take home poem : SONNET
19-acrossCoarse-sounding son’s in the wilderness : DESSERT
22-acrossJudges interrupt actual run-through : REHEARSAL
24-acrossA key for the passageway : AISLE
26-acrossDoctor married a sponger : DRONE
27-acrossBill gets hair for players : ACTRESSES
28-acrossScoff king in the audit­orium : THEATRE
29-acrossNicked wrap that’s new : STOLEN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Wonder, when seeing car overturning in the distance : MIRACLE
2-down – Man keeps parking in wood : MAPLE
3-down – Complete reversal in a fight with performer : ABOUTTURN
4-down – Umpire in step at the start : PREFACE
5-down – Put a bit of newspaper over the bottom : NATES
6-down – Meeting place for many on racetrack : CONCOURSE
7-down – Wears down ’eart-throb of the French : ERODES
8-down – Lottery is a service, initially for the French : RAFFLE
14-down – Otto’s home cooking? Delicious! : TOOTHSOME
16-down – Will examine the last word given time : TESTAMENT
18-down – A closet designed proportionately : TOSCALE
19-down – Little girl slow to develop : DILATE
20-down – Nora set off rebellion : TREASON
21-down – Tory tried wrecking reputation : CREDIT
23-down – Porter’s right to be vigilant : ALERT
25-down – Girl touring Italy upset plant : SISAL

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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