Guardian Cryptic Crossword #22779

Guardian Cryptic · 29 clues with answers and explanations · 2003-03-15

Explanations sourced from Fifteensquared

9 Garbo's role cut during allied retreat (9)

Answer

NINOTCHKA
10 Old settlers died with oil pollution (5)

Answer

OBOLI
11 Clubs carried by wild native of the Isle of Wight (7)

Answer

VECTIAN
12 When do you want amenity management? (3,4)

Type

Anagram

Expl

anagram of AMENITY = ANYTIME

Answer

ANYTIME
13 Andorra's finalists leave for recreation town in Andalusia (5)

Answer

RONDA
14 See 1 (9)

Answer

CHALLENGE
16 No old artisan legion hit trouble with Romans' road direction (2,1,8,4)

Answer

INASTRAIGHTLINE
19 Old solvers' Everest trip in the recent past (9)

Answer

YESTEREVE
21 See 4 (5)

Answer

FELTI
22 Passageway laid out of prison (7)

Answer

SNICKET
23 Leavings from manic old vegan (4,3)

Type

Hidden word

Expl

hidden in "manic old vegan"

Answer

COLDVEG
24 Computer operator in short-term employment (5)

Def

Computer

Answer

MOUSE
25 See 4 (9)

Answer

WATCHEROF

1 Excited NUS, eager in icy TV hell, examined here? (10,9)

Answer

UNIVERSITY
2 A swindle and without a contract killer? (8)

Def

killer?

Answer

ANACONDA
3 Barbarian at the helm, say (6)

Def

say

Answer

ATTILA
4 It seeks Keats' Hellenic effort with Homer, detailed somehow in 1 14 across's intro (4,4,1,4,4,7,2,3,5)

Answer

THEN
5 Thus journalist slants "Healthy Latin no good in healthy English" (3,2,5)

Answer

HASANANGLE
6 College getting good deal from linguist (8)

Def

linguist

Type

Charade

Expl

POLY (synonym of "College") + G (synonym of "good") + LOT (synonym of "deal"); definition: "linguist"

Answer

POLYGLOT
7 Drink and drug I take regularly (6)

Def

Drink

Answer

POTION
8 See 4 (4)

Def

See

Answer

LIKE
14 Church primate left nowt dodgy in this part of Leeds (10)

Answer

CHAPELTOWN
15 Time out from the ironing? (7,3)

Answer

EVENINGOFF
17 See 4 (8)

Answer

THESKIES
18 Dressed for company (2,6)

Answer

INLIVERY
20 Scholars bought up solecism (4-2)

Answer

SLIPUP
21 Almost occupy your old rank (6)

Answer

FILTHY
22 See 4 (4)

Answer

SOME
23 Conspiracy right up his street? (4)

Answer

CATO