The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26626 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26626 clues and answers were published on Fri 17 Jul 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26626 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossModel to get bigger with fine inspiring recipe : WAXWORK
5-acrossCharles pockets one pound, backing 3 : CHABLIS
10-acrossPrepare to take off tons, one by one : TAXI
11-acrossClassic gift firm packed in a clothes supply : CHOCOLATES
12-acrossWoods’ warnings approaching first at Troon : FOREST
13-acrossExaggerate story about sort of minor setback : OVERDRAW
14-acrossTurn over English chart with a variable layout : GEOGRAPHY
16-acrossIt takes two years to reproduce secretary’s actual letters : PANDA
17-acrossJoe’s impressed by Scot’s spelling : MAGIC
19-across16 damaged polar icecap, apparently lost : POLICECAR
23-acrossRevolutionary broadcasts about long thin country : SRILANKA
24-acrossPoles bag a shilling? They made a lot more in India : NABOBS
26-acrossCrude mural stretches across current plants : ARUMLILIES
27-acrossA male doctor’s rounds : AMMO
28-acrossIndifferent pilot learnt to control 1800 turn : NEUTRAL
29-acrossCarry over approved agency work : BROKING

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Stylish venue for Bowie’s last gig before Delaware : ALAMODE
3-down – Guardian staff drink wallop with milk : WHITE
4-down – It’s served on board, ringed by apricot tarts : RICOTTA
6-down – Hotel rings awfully short cleaner : HOOVER
7-down – Go maybe and find quarries around Germany : BOARDGAME
8-down – Chain large article edged with diamonds : ICELAND
9-down – Plain idle and amorous, lifting top of nightie : MONOCHROMATIC
15-down – Craft circles loch to test diver : GUILLEMOT
18-down – Aerial displays as Spain quits euro area in a mess : AURORAE
20-down – It’s meant to clear the air but fan doesn’t start : IONISER
21-down – Swirling nebula obscures M3 : ALBUMEN
22-down – A hidden feature in puzzle about golf produces complaint : ANGINA
25-down – Boycott left sponsor on the boundary : BLACK

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

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