The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26604 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26604 clues and answers were published on Mon 22 Jun 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26604 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossPass one bill in ten after amendment : ENACT
10-acrossLooking back at closing moves : NOSTALGIC
11-acrossSweet store often buzzing with activity : HONEYCOMB
12-acrossGiven no credit apparently, being slow : LENTO
13-acrossA game to cut short : ABRIDGE
15-acrossFree delivery : RELEASE
17-acrossOne knows them to be well-informed : ROPES
18-acrossLeaves for some refreshment : TEA
20-acrossGrew agitated about a gambling venture : WAGER
22-acrossColour reserved for fans : SAFFRON
25-acrossA shady put-up job : PARASOL
26-acrossBegin drunken spree : BINGE
27-acrossEvaluate performance of stroke on river : TESTDRIVE
30-acrossBroke nine-volts circuit : INSOLVENT
31-acrossShun sailor with horror? Not half! : ABHOR

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Me and mum work together : MESH
2-down – Soldiers parachuting — a bit of a shower : RAINDROP
3-down – Remain a supporter : STAY
4-down – Saucy books supporting part of Oxford? : INSOLENT
5-down – Boris upset about article describing Met line : ISOBAR
6-down – One lacking a blooming partner? : WALLFLOWER
7-down – Things to be done in company : AGENDA
8-down – Sound of their own voices heartens the choir : ECHO
13-down – Through which Hamlet drove home his point : ARRAS
14-down – Prudently involved city elders : DISCREETLY
16-down – Knowledge picked up about new recruit : ENROL
19-down – Suitable belief accepted by primate : APPOSITE
21-down – Neon? : GASLIGHT
23-down – Polish, perhaps — or not, by the sound of it : FINISH
24-down – Name and number for subordinate : NETHER
26-down – Liveliness of Brazilian capital and port : BRIO
28-down – Popular entertainer gets minor rise : DRAW
29-down – Big lake rising in Ireland : EIRE

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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