The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 24th May 2000

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th May 2000. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Finish on top
AAcross 9:	Finish on top
AAcross 10:	Where to keep playing in London
AAcross 10:	Where to keep playing in London
AAcross 11:	Occasion for Mussolini
AAcross 12:	Get cutting
AAcross 13:	Subject those people to second degree
AAcross 14:	Where to find the remainder of the market?
AAcross 16:	Device used for keeping team player in Rugby
AAcross 19:	Policemen of potential greatness
AAcross 21:	Embrace of a cold fish
AAcross 22:	Fleming's misbehaving himself
AAcross 23:	Steal the lawyers' profit
AAcross 24:	Keen on rum cocktail
AAcross 25:	Live tomtit almost fluttering at this musical 13
DDown 1:	But you can't cut celery with them!
DDown 2:	Distressed emu ill on floor-covering
DDown 3:	Put on as birds soar
DDown 4:	Old city band
DDown 5:	Their master orders the programme
DDown 6:	Guerrilla fighting in Sparta
DDown 7:	Layers start out with one
DDown 8:	Bird in great difficulty
DDown 14:	Expert shaver's original work
DDown 15:	Watery expanse of red gin?
DDown 17:	Europeans in Siberian ordeal	IBERIANS
DDown 18:	They could make rusty an animal with its DNA modified
DDown 20:	A monkey rushes out
DDown 21:	Chain with more processing shows brilliant finish
DDown 22:	In aid of America's reputation
DDown 23:	Needle sounding blunt