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The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2985 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 2985 clues and answers were published on Sun 14 Dec 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2985 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFirst aid received by blokes : MAIDEN
4-acrossWound inhibiting head of campaign abroad demonstrating armoured vehicle : SCOUTCAR
10-acrossFastener from piece of equipment, sort mostly carried by tennis star : SAFETYPIN
11-acrossFormer church leader’s beginning to surpass all others : EXCEL
12-acrossVessel damaged pier stanchion : CONTAINERSHIP
14-acrossExcellent bet backing on run out : ROYAL
16-acrossJoin the most important couple and take a stimulating drink : SPLICETHE
17-acrossSee 16 : MAINBRACE
19-acrossI’m driven through illuminated border : LIMIT
21-acrossSharpest drive upset spinner in the field, one with long legs? : HARVESTSPIDER
24-acrossWorld Cup hero injured netting second : HURST
25-acrossLack of education in church is stifling good girl : IGNORANCE
26-acrossDrop out being shy? Not entirely : WITHDRAW
27-acrossLeave SW river holding record : DEPART

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Opera CD : MUSICDRAMA
2-down – Childhood home, elaborately and ornately decorated : INFANCY
3-down – Additional bit-part player : EXTRA
5-down – Chicanery involving revised rental for system installed in the home? : CENTRALHEATING
6-down – Unscrupulous lunatic? He changed : UNETHICAL
7-down – A site of many battles seen from pilot’s place? : COCKPIT
8-down – Pass turn : ROLL
9-down – Developing Hispanic areas covering miles in Chile, Peru etc. : SPANISHAMERICA
13-down – Live over a period of time under canvas? That shows improvement : BETTERMENT
15-down – One reprimanded after 50 let loose : LIBERATED
18-down – Be left at home with that girl, Italian : INHERIT
20-down – Crazy about North American pop star : MADONNA
22-down – Quietly press for pogrom : PURGE
23-down – Portray pig eating bit of hay : SHOW

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2984 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 2984 clues and answers were published on Sun 07 Dec 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2984 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFraud stumped group right away : STING
4-acrossShowing agility, I act amazingly after disturbing cobra : ACROBATIC
9-acrossFamous victory editor denied? : STARVED
10-acrossSucceed the Duke of Milan? Almost : PROSPER
11-acrossI represent rebuilt end of Suez, one area seeking business investment : ENTERPRISEZONE
13-acrossPromiscuous woman exposed by Sunday Herald? : STRUMPET
15-acrossThis could be the beginning or be my undoing : EMBRYO
17-acrossGreek character entering foul mine is safe from a particular disease : IMMUNE
18-acrossOne may contain greetings in Latin, welcoming in a church dignitary : CARDINAL
20-acrossBugler is so glib after playing for over-sensitive man : BIGGIRLSBLOUSE
23-acrossUnfinished hotel needs worker to find fireplug : HYDRANT
24-acrossBandit has gear in belt : BRIGAND
25-acrossRum tot’s a free sample : FORETASTE
26-acrossWord describing element of heat? : THERM

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – A relation at sea? : SISTERSHIP
2-down – Unsuitable home : INAPT
3-down – Rule supported by US president, a great help to 11? : GOVERNMENTGRANT
4-down – Male taken in by various learned former councillors : ALDERMEN
5-down – Old man tucking into what’s left of meal : REPAST
6-down – One who followed a couple home? : BRONZEMEDALLIST
7-down – Print ad, new one for French cricket? : TIPANDRUN
8-down – Parish priest in France provides remedy : CURE
12-down – Major 1930s civil engineering work in rock, round the bend coming up : BOULDERDAM
14-down – Prompt grabbing a rest : REMAINDER
16-down – Father’s jet is acceptable! : PASSABLE
19-down – Good drop of red and Asti drunk for free : GRATIS
21-down – University’s wise tradition : USAGE
22-down – One not needed by head cook : CHEF

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2983 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 2983 clues and answers were published on Sun 30 Nov 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2983 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossVerse, one read by short eccentric clergyman : VICAR
4-acrossPlayboy’s black gun dog : JETSETTER
9-acrossVery serious, the Parisian being deleted from register : CHRONIC
10-acrossMaster misguided about one Greek goddess : ARTEMIS
11-acrossMove southward to develop land : TOUCHDOWN
12-acrossArea in actual miles : REALM
13-acrossPreliminary event Austrian crier broadcast : CURTAINRAISER
17-acrossA taking of liberties? Concept I lie about to church : POETICLICENCE
19-acrossThe Spanish left island, US island : ELLIS
21-acrossAfter spin, reportedly pilot’s a good example to follow : ROLEMODEL
23-acrossOrder Green Beret to fire round : COMMAND
24-acrossClipping from special edition shown to court : EXTRACT
25-acrossWilliams, say, showing extraordinary net sense at end of game : TENNESSEE
26-acrossMachine responsible for state of agitation, mostly : LATHE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Leave Virginia to provide food? Not entirely : VACATE
2-down – Architectural eyesore in stone : CARBUNCLE
3-down – Farm operated with support of church : RANCH
4-down – Handyman in lift, roasted dreadfully about sink : JACKOFALLTRADES
5-down – Where teachers were in a class of their own? : TRAININGCOLLEGE
6-down – Divert to harbour : ENTERTAIN
7-down – Volunteers to house a member from Florida resort : TAMPA
8-down – Girl, Flower Queen in May : ROSEMARY
14-down – Give back control, say : REINSTATE
15-down – Firm dates broken in rapid succession : STEADFAST
16-down – Blow up and erupt, possibly enveloping country’s capital : UPPERCUT
18-down – Light-hearted bishop, flexible : BLITHE
20-down – Christmas coming up? Get in a bit of mixed fruit : LEMON
22-down – Copper, and others, after leader of Mafia? : METAL

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2982 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 2982 clues and answers were published on Sun 23 Nov 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2982 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossA view that’s wide, or restricted by hat? : PANORAMA
5-acrossEndless dispute, awfully foolish : STUPID
10-acrossCircular stage : ROUND
11-acrossReligious education pamphlet editor withdrew : RETRACTED
12-acrossSpotted round heart of Sheba, a place selling hooch : SHEBEEN
13-acrossMedicine’s rapidly recalled – it contains poison! : ARSENIC
14-acrossExamples of artwork : ILLUSTRATIONS
17-acrossUS Actor in town is located with difficulty : CLINTEASTWOOD
21-acrossCricketer from the South, place in London : SPINNER
22-acrossClassic character, Mitty, in novel : TINYTIM
24-acrossTart? Tot’s getting sweets : ACIDDROPS
25-acrossDeer move along slowly, mostly circling round : MOOSE
26-acrossAgent, without shelter, becoming tired : SLEEPY
27-acrossSocial occasion with dean at new church : TEADANCE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Left one in gloomy Egyptian city : PORTSAID
2-down – Envious, uncle I suspect, about the Parisian way of cooking : NOUVELLECUISINE
3-down – Mount carrying good saddle : RIDGE
4-down – Sailor, right in the open ocean, about to capsize : MARINER
6-down – Carriage in entrance : TRANSPORT
7-down – Adopt a policy of the firm and open up? : PUTONESFOOTDOWN
8-down – Take away English duke in Tube : DEDUCT
9-down – Begin going round superior royal house : STUART
15-down – Foreign spy, kind, keeping trendy, to swim naked : SKINNYDIP
16-down – A titled lady comprehending plot in novel : ADAMBEDE
18-down – Fish, odd trout, nibbling bit of bait : TURBOT
19-down – Painter, latest to capture professional dancer? : ARTISTE
20-down – Very large vehicles gaining awards : OSCARS
23-down – Rover’s barking, following small number : NOMAD

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2981 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 2981 clues and answers were published on Sun 16 Nov 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2981 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossReservoir sited in a good position : WELLPLACED
6-acrossPoliceman lashing back of offender with whip : CROP
10-acrossGrow profusely in rubbish round collapsed ruin : RUNRIOT
11-acrossA girl, for example, having come back in par : AVERAGE
12-acrossGirl giving letter from Greece to District Attorney : RHODA
13-acrossIn a yacht from Ireland, us at sea? : UNDERSAIL
14-acrossGroup storing its floats with miscellaneous items : BITSANDBOBS
18-acrossSaid by courteous males : LADIESFIRST
21-acrossEminent fellow drinking wine in it : IMPORTANT
23-acrossSuffer at home with scoundrel : INCUR
24-acrossPiece of legislation brought in is widely read : LEARNED
25-acrossFamous Soviet skater in bar accompanied by girl : RODNINA
26-acrossVery small container by yard : TINY
27-acrossUndecided, like Dr Jekyll at times? : INTWOMINDS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Old boy dipping into untidy drawer for clothes : WARDROBE
2-down – Spanish girl almost caught by yobs seen on a rugby pitch? : LINEOUTS
3-down – Ample librarian, unlikely dancer : PRIMABALLERINA
4-down – Gobsmacked when odd tune is off-key : ASTOUNDED
5-down – Last to fire put down an antelope : ELAND
7-down – Former president and eastern commander protected by Royal Navy : REAGAN
8-down – Old man getting support of girl, Spanish dish : PAELLA
9-down – Wise sayings, saws from Pole, I’d translated : PEARLSOFWISDOM
15-down – Extra run leads to defeat? : OVERTHROW
16-down – Lie about king causes conflict : FRICTION
17-down – Film big names round elevated green : STARWARS
19-down – Wager about unfavourable living quarters : BILLET
20-down – Twist artist during trip : SPRAIN
22-down – A university study identifies US poet born in Britain : AUDEN

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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