The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26765 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26765 clues and answers were published on Mon 28 Dec 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26765 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossNot the accused, obvious difference : PLAINTIFF
6-acrossMother and father in America originally a secretive family : MAFIA
9-acrossDesert in Nigerian capital, table lacking in food is recalled : NEGEV
10-acrossSouth American cocktail to serve — is Greek island into it? : PISCOSOUR
11-acrossTone no good in giant : HUE
12-acrossA number in a fortunate position, gossip : LAUGHINGGAS
14-acrossIn plant, slowing wheels stopped working : RETIRED
15-acrossAgain create film to get government department on board : REMODEL
16-acrossEvil answer described by devilish antics : SATANIC
19-acrossVessel in wood, flowers overhead? : TRESSES
22-acrossPluto and Evil Queen certainly parts — so described? : DISNEYESQUE
23-acrossOne is cracking : ACE
24-acrossSausage that’s very soft embraced by cooking pioneer : PEPPERONI
26-acrossRay’s character written about in the morning publication : GAMMA
27-acrossOn which an infant goes crazy : POTTY
28-acrossRestaurant where tripe found in perfect dessert, sent back : TRATTORIA

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Male part under head of pretty cat : PANTHER
2-down – Summer resort finally supporting staff — that’s swell : AUGMENT
3-down – Leaders in numbers aiming to top Tour de France mountains? One’s not pipped! : NAVELORANGE
4-down – Paul’s on the money? Shut up! : IMPOUND
5-down – Bobby, sedentary champion trawlerman catching cold : FISCHER
6-down – Low, though not the lowest in humour : MOO
7-down – Initially, freebie recorded as sold : FLOGGED
8-down – Spray loose bowels of errant bum : AEROSOL
13-down – Forward a shade, beginning to edge into the darkness : NUMBEREIGHT
16-down – Put posters up about old American drink : SODAPOP
17-down – Old wino beats drunkard up : TOSSPOT
18-down – The sack for a young person stealing favourite cigar : CHEROOT
19-down – Student partial to quite a fashionable, cooler cocktail : TEQUILA
20-down – See 19 : SLAMMER
21-down – A macadamia initially squeezed between buttocks, when doing a backflip, he scored! : SMETANA
25-down – Not entirely drivel, you see : ELY

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

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