The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3281 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 3281 clues and answers were published on Sun 16 Aug 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3281 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Briton most caricatured? Ted Heath, perhaps : TROMBONIST
6-across – Triple acrostic’s appeal : PLEA
9-across – Polish ring for opera singer : BUFFO
10-across – Plots against king described by secret agents : CONSPIRES
12-across – A rest cut short : ABRIDGE
13-across – Alison naughtily seducing one contact : LIAISON
14-across – Discovery holiday’s over : BREAKTHROUGH
18-across – Faces sanctions : COUNTENANCES
21-across – Distraught parent embracing wife in port : ANTWERP
22-across – Total of wages paid in Scottish town collated by head : PAYROLL
23-across – From tub, sailors will supply a scented preparation : BATHSALTS
24-across – Derelict male into gin : TRAMP
25-across – Flat race, perhaps, not quite finished : EVEN
26-across – Pedlars lie about a sandal : ESPADRILLE

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Boy in boat is ill : TOBIAS
2-down – Eager, individual protecting tree : ONFIRE
3-down – Ruby worries about Rex in play : BLOODBROTHERS
4-down – Hot in pleasant corner : NICHE
5-down – Wearing vest, a person not in a long-term relationship? : SINGLETON
7-down – Make mischief, given encouragement in plant : LARKSPUR
8-down – A bishop’s vice – the drink : ABSINTHE
11-down – Plain secretive type produces a hangover cure? : PRAIRIEOYSTER
15-down – Short answer involving Italian city and one in the US : ANNAPOLIS
16-down – Scratch game : SCRABBLE
17-down – Crafty to include it in caption : SUBTITLE
19-down – Extra drama before dance : NOBALL
20-down – Pass English, then blunder : ELAPSE
22-down – After a dish that’s Italian : PASTA

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

The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3280 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 3280 clues and answers were published on Sun 09 Aug 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3280 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Combo’s leader plays soppy love song : CALYPSO
5-across – Became unwell on top of that quarry : TOOKILL
9-across – Certain garments are wet – our slacks : OUTERWEAR
10-across – Conspirator caught in José’s house? : CASCA
11-across – Brontë heroine describing one in nest : EYRIE
13-across – Poor Estonian in possession of black robe worn by heretics : SANBENITO
14-across – A lifeboat crew may celebrate : PUSHTHEBOATOUT
16-across – Book what the holidaymaker wants? : AROOMWITHAVIEW
20-across – Continues to squeeze hooter upon return : PRESSESON
21-across – Belief expressed by everyone initially entering marquee : TENET
22-across – The Parisian in prison is innocent : CLEAN
23-across – Where one may eat curry across channel : GRILLROOM
25-across – Hot abbreviated version, reportedly : SUMMERY
26-across – Thief taking nowt in the Highlands? : RUSTLER

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Photographs miss filling mugs : CLOSEUPS
2-down – Will-o’-the-wisp’s fate : LOT
3-down – Tense cobblers in The Hunting of the Snark, say : PERFECTNONSENSE
4-down – Manage series of lines in middle of poem : OVERSEE
5-down – Boy bitten by Dorothy’s dog in major city : TORONTO
6-down – Startles scholar working in part of theatre : ORCHESTRASTALLS
7-down – Established practice in residential home : INSTITUTION
8-down – Entice one lad abroad : LEADON
12-down – Second eleven shown in book mate edited : RESERVETEAM
15-down – Couple send up unfaithful type : TWOTIMER
17-down – Learned to make fun of smart Aleck : WISEGUY
18-down – Granite ground in port : TANGIER
19-down – Special cards in boxes : SPACES
24-down – What can be extracted from half of olives treated? : OIL

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

The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3279 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 3279 clues and answers were published on Sun 02 Aug 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3279 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Determined, a team’s reserve : SETASIDE
5-across – Dirty place to eat at college : MESSUP
9-across – A strange girl in plant : ARUMLILY
10-across – Country, oil state? : GREECE
11-across – Clubs do to get entrance fee : COVERCHARGE
15-across – Spoil artist in lodgings for a carnival : MARDIGRAS
16-across – Home leased in bay : INLET
17-across – Check about introduction of some hashish, say : RESIN
18-across – Histrionic behaviour in reportedly ripe play : MELODRAMA
19-across – Land with an enormous population? : BROBDINGNAG
23-across – Escort round old flat : BORING
24-across – Not to mention rent, a large one : LETALONE
25-across – Have great respect for noble Italian family backing me : ESTEEM
26-across – Stabbing pains in chest? Sit tight : STITCHES

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Celebrity is shocked? Not half! : STAR
2-down – Solicitor heading for trial – not here : TOUT
3-down – Choice made by son upon return? : SELECTION
4-down – Carrier called up about uniform : DELIVERYMAN
6-down – Hare shot across middle of hunting ground : EARTH
7-down – Avoid bullock, easy to see : STEERCLEAR
8-down – Current party needs reforming : PRESENTDAY
12-down – Pretend Len’s awfully brilliant : RESPLENDENT
13-down – Rogue having the skill to conceal rifle is unlikely : IMPROBABLE
14-down – Nobleman could show skill fencing actors, I suspect : ARISTOCRAT
16-down – Cutting remark in pub – social worker is affronted : INDIGNANT
20-down – Poet died at the stake? : DANTE
21-down – Smart petty officer’s height : POSH
22-down – Fewer in Naples smoke : LESS

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

The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3278 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 3278 clues and answers were published on Sun 26 Jul 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3278 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – I cycle around plant : CICELY
4-across – Put out, sounded off about king : SPROUTED
9-across – Cryptic clues written by spymaster might : MUSCLE
10-across – Take place during festival : PASSOVER
12-across – Battle against royal household : AGINCOURT
13-across – Sound of organ that is spooky : EERIE
14-across – One who entertained Bush, say, by order within : GEORGEFORMBY
18-across – Welsh actor, Ray, penning first of stories, godsend for publisher : MILLSANDBOON
21-across – Conscious of a conflict close to peace : AWARE
22-across – Fruit pie pen pal prepared : PINEAPPLE
24-across – Social worker after fabric, one with stripes : SERGEANT
25-across – Mentally slow, not sharp : OBTUSE
26-across – Latest food store, we’re told, in capital : NEWDELHI
27-across – Councillor to check trust : CREDIT

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – Camping out includes a series of military operations : CAMPAIGN
2-down – Found golf club inflexible : CASTIROR
3-down – Phone up about one shrub : LILAC
5-down – Virtuous type daubs paint, losing head : PLASTERSAINT
6-down – Main place where the natives may be cultured? : OYSTERBED
7-down – Servant blowing top working in bar : TAVERN
8-down – Study drinking vessel in shade : DARKEN
11-down – Horse in county mag : SUFFOLKPUNCH
15-down – A mistress may get revenge, I suspect, around middle of January : GUINEVERE
16-down – What may be added to an account to heighten curiosity? : COMPOUND
17-down – See 16 : INTEREST
19-down – Vicar responsible for crime under pressure : PARSON
20-down – Litter, much on bank : FARROW
23-down – Girl from Camberwell : AMBER

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

The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3277 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 3277 clues and answers were published on Sun 19 Jul 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3277 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:

1-across – Famous Russian ballerina snubbed : PAVLOV
4-across – A titled lady penning plot for novel : ADAMBEDE
9-across – List of charges resulting from quarrel about a rook! : TARIFF
10-across – Make good stock abroad : CARRYOUT
12-across – Film pub champion : LOCALHERO
13-across – Nothing charged for fruit : OLIVE
14-across – Singer’s bar number, by Otis Redding originally : COUNTERTENOR
18-across – A tart? Not this bride’s attendant, surely! : MAIDOFHONOUR
21-across – Ring any number in region : ARENA
22-across – Mend set eccentric American brought in? I can’t avoid doing it : NEEDSMUST
24-across – Tea, good, about to be gathered in before the usual time : EARLGREY
25-across – Girl full of sex appeal : LOLITA
26-across – Small tree is close to oak by river : TAMARISK
27-across – Attempt to surround target with it : TRENDY

All Down Clues and Answers:

1-down – TV programme showing trophy presented to chess player : POTBLACK
2-down – Girl on sea trip reportedly leaving Mexican port : VERACRUZ
3-down – Refuse pound to support old king : OFFAL
5-down – Act with reluctance in Grease, often worried after touch of dissent : DRAGONESFEET
6-down – Famous Venetian taking bow in second game : MARCOPOLO
7-down – Amorous Italian has broken heart, is upset : EROTIC
8-down – Respect eastern power in speech : ESTEEM
11-down – Chorus girls under bright lights : MERRYDANCERS
15-down – Battle flag a tar at sea raised, initially : TRAFALGAR
16-down – Way out of compound : SOLUTION
17-down – Composer we hear, unknown in French region : BRITTANY
19-down – Special ability revealed in story : TALENT
20-down – Embarrassed over odd Aintree winner : REDRUM
23-down – Hunt through scrub : SCOUR

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

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