The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26904 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 26904 clues and answers were published on Tue 07 Jun 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26904 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossBack in school cafe finally, really fancied horse meat : ENTRECOTE
10-acrossOne African country or another loses excellent backing : NIGER
11-acrossSee 3 : WOOSTER
12-acrossSlattern moves head along desk : ROLLTOP
13-acrossChuckle from man in shirt : TEHEE
14-acrossYob, for one, supports Fritz : BACKSLANG
16-acrossBars not essential in the theatre? : INCIDENTALMUSIC
19-acrossOriginally meant to hang, free old highwayman : GENTLEMAN
21-acrossEndless delight, alcohol in a big bowl : JORUM
22-acrossFine given by Recorder, who would prefer harsher punishment? : FLOGGER
23-acrossFrom a kingdom of Anglo-Saxons, I moved to 6’s land : AMERICA
24-acrossFibre is new, only just spun : NYLON
25-acrossSee 19 : OFTHEROAD

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Going asleep : BEDWETTING
2-down – Killing cat, a disastrous sort of ode : STROPHIC
3-down – Drone, as it were, released inside stage of rocket : BERTIE
4-down – See 8 : DOOR
5-down – Fairy liquid: pure, clean, capital for hands : LEPRECHAUN
6-down – Typical statesman, one making advances to Cameron : UNCLESAM
7-down – Sort of saga which almost was related to 3 11 : AGATHA
8-down – Crosspiece put over hole in floor : TRAP
14-down – One in a billion, vegetable that produces blood cells : BONEMARROW
15-down – Order soldier to move unbriefed? : GOCOMMANDO
17-down – Painstaking cover-up — it protects dope : DILIGENT
18-down – Oral exam headed by teacher one gets through : SURVIVOR
20-down – One old tatty ribbon : NOODLE
21-down – 3 11’s 19’s 19 : JEEVES
22-down – In Jane’s good books, offering sweets : FOND
23-down – See 22 : ANTS

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

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