The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26730 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26730 clues and answers were published on Mon 16 Nov 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26730 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossA craft organisation? : YACHTCLUB
6-acrossI was first out but refused to admit it : LIED
8-acrossWithout notice, serviceman may get in a pickle : MARINADE
9-acrossComposer writing feature about work : CHOPIN
10-acrossTrade organisation about to start striking reaches agreement : UNISON
11-acrossChoice way to take sustenance : ALACARTE
12-acrossA fellow at university is a good-looking chap : ADONIS
15-acrossWorrying about daughter going to university : DREADING
16-acrossGreat place for a jolly fellow in adolescence : YARMOUTH
19-acrossFound and copied : TRACED
21-acrossMother to hang about and waste a doctor’s time : MALINGER
22-acrossLast to finish on the river : ENDURE
24-acrossOld warship with two sets of propellers : BIREME
25-acrossWelsh river bird seen around the stern : TAFFRAIL
26-acrossEducational degrees give support in retirement : BEDS
27-acrossSort of school to support a system of lines : SECONDARY

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Long for agreement with British sailors : YEARN
2-down – I’m held in scorn, turning bright red : CRIMSON
3-down – Old couple who wrote amusingly : TWAIN
4-down – General protection away from the wind : LEEWARD
5-down – A butcher’s working capital : BUCHAREST
6-down – Its quarters are not spotless : LEOPARD
7-down – That’s life! : EXISTENCE
13-down – Make work play, for example : DRAMATISE
14-down – They try to do their running on the quiet : SMUGGLERS
17-down – I study among graduates — young females : MAIDENS
18-down – Cite her conversion as a dissenter : HERETIC
20-down – Winding road ran between France and Spain : ANDORRA
22-down – Small arch : ELFIN
23-down – Such weather brings change of air to New York : RAINY

This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.

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