The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 23rd June 2000

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd June 2000. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Someone who never wears out
AAcross 9:	They could be involved in a crash
AAcross 10:	Girl likely to be heartless
AAcross 11:	Jeweller's work could make Cornelia rub, etc	GEMCUTTING
AAcross 12:	Namely, a hollow red mask
AAcross 14:	Speed created when centre of star drops out
AAcross 15:	Example of where the stick is thickest
AAcross 17:	Kind of English issuing from big mouth!
AAcross 20:	Order cream tea? That's steep!
AAcross 22:	Amateur performer of 22 down?
AAcross 23:	Water with jolly blue colour
AAcross 24:	Does the dismissed athlete take it running?
AAcross 25:	Turn off! I'd come back green
AAcross 26:	May the small stone change colour?
DDown 1:	Place at Brighton for retired cricketers
DDown 2:	Girl used in 11 across
DDown 3:	Put up horse in frisky ride
DDown 4:	Thomas could first muster up courage for the fight
DDown 5:	Do they weigh on the conscience?
DDown 6:	Where an archbishop keeps his books?
DDown 7:	Stone I cut from hewn granite
DDown 13:	A great egg's smashed - stuff for the mixer
DDown 16:	Diamonds once formed from very hard sulphur
DDown 18:	What the highest jumper does at the back?
DDown 19:	Bird crossing the road?
DDown 21:	Leaders of army coup go free
DDown 22:	I*d reel out art-songs
DDown 24:	The Augustus who painted gents?