Guardian Cryptic Crossword #27252
Guardian Cryptic
· 28 clues with answers and explanations
· 2017-07-18
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Across
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Lake
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CONSTANCE
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great books
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Charade
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BIG (synonym of "great") + OT (synonym of "books"); definition: "Character lacking tolerance"
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BIGOT
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Back
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Double definition
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TAURUS
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writer
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OVERDONE
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Creator of across solutions
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Anagram
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anagram of BREADTH = THEBARD; definition: "Creator of across solutions"
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THEBARD
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princess
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Double definition
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Double definition
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MARGARET
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See
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Double definition
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Double definition
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CLEOPATRA
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Sweetheart
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VALENTINE
Down
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Crazy
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Hidden Reversed
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hidden reversed in "Crazy rocker"
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CORYZA
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Having equal pressure
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Anagram, Charade
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anagram of ORBASIC ("or basic") [anagram: "fuses"] + I (abbreviation of "current,") = ISOBARIC; definition: "Having equal pressure"
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ISOBARIC
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organist
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Double definition
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Double definition
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TALLIS
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Chaps eating cold caviar
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Charade
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MCENROE (synonym of "Chaps eating cold caviar"); definition: "he served professionally"
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MCENROE
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changed
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Charade
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VARIED (synonym of "Very dull clothing earl"); definition: "changed"
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VARIED
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Glass
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SCHOONER
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Third
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Hidden word
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hidden in "Somerset House"
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SETH
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solo
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Double definition
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Double definition
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UNALLIED
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frolic
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Charade
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LARK (synonym of "The French kings"); definition: "frolic"
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LARK
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Most of Brad Pitt's works offering
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Double definition
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Double definition
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BITPARTS
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Amazing
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STELLAR
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curmudgeon
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Double definition
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Double definition
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GROUCH
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