The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 19th May 2000

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 19th May 2000. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Take shoot to establish type of bush
AAcross 9:	Is second-born a girl?
AAcross 10:	Ass or nag?
AAcross 10:	Ass or nag?
AAcross 11:	Hostility in the work place (
AAcross 12:	Peep-shows: big bird!
AAcross 14:	Fellow not keeping up is losing puff
AAcross 15:	Favourably placed to play ball over to left or right
AAcross 17:	Claim of Lloyd's member, bound by method of payment, rejected
AAcross 20:	A steel tap?
AAcross 22:	Tosspots go astray - it's the drink!
AAcross 23:	Repeated scene shifting puts years on one (
AAcross 24:	Wool, say, providing protection for sheep, say
AAcross 25:	Arctic seabird off north
AAcross 26:	Fare to northern US city
DDown 1:	Bypass (ring road) crumbling - such a state!
DDown 2:	The games up by the interval
DDown 3:	Taking pains when delivering, so be threatening to pick up the jack
DDown 4:	Shows some speed ? flying through it!
DDown 4:	Shows some speed ? flying through it!
DDown 5:	Spider, say ? preserve one sort
DDown 6:	From island fish-eating bird circling smack
DDown 8:	Warning of river in endless spate
DDown 8:	Warning of river in endless spate
DDown 13:	Lovely concealing love-nest by deceit
DDown 16:	Favourite invalid with doc?	DEADCERT
DDown 18:	Make warfare a thing of the past
DDown 19:	Fall trap set up for game
DDown 21:	Lady's honour has state backing	CHERIE
DDown 22:	Southern Irish county's rocky island
DDown 24:	Fruit ice