The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26622 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26622 clues and answers were published on Mon 13 Jul 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26622 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossLand of the living : GLEBE
10-acrossManufacture of vital cure brings in profits : LUCRATIVE
11-acrossThrown into a suit case : SITUATION
12-acrossDams found between Kirkcaldy and Keswick : DYKES
13-acrossMove to continue playing football, or concede defeat : THROWIN
15-acrossThick soup — food to the German : CHOWDER
17-acrossAscended a small hill to the north : RISEN
18-acrossWood used in model-making : ELM
20-acrossCheck the advance of a sick man’s comeback : REPEL
22-acrossAbandoned, many felt irritated : DITCHED
25-acrossRetribution seems in order : NEMESIS
26-acrossThey store honey, rash though it may be : HIVES
27-acrossLooking shabby, he meant to reform : MOTHEATEN
30-acrossArticle about doctor and prophet backing a small group : THREESOME
31-acrossCut and serve out : SEVER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Agrees about being dropped as one grows older : AGES
2-down – Achievement sure to be written about in news­papers : FEATURES
3-down – Big game shot : MEGA
4-down – Union gets a nice settlement after all : ALLIANCE
5-down – Such a railway may make a fair profit : SCENIC
6-down – Beat record : CARDIOGRAM
7-down – Gave tongue, though subdued : LICKED
8-down – City in northern France producing optical equipment : LENS
13-down – Sorely tried and weary : TIRED
14-down – Gunnery school? : WINCHESTER
16-down – Decides officially and draws the line : RULES
19-down – Plucky airman of a bygone age? : MINSTREL
21-down – Definite sign of an increase : POSITIVE
23-down – A number tucked into bird in the inn : TAVERN
24-down – Mother and child in a jam? : DAMSON
26-down – Loathe articles in disorder : HATE
28-down – Yet it is difficult for busy people to take it : EASY
29-down – The average Pole or Frenchman? : NORM

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

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