The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 10th October 2000

There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 10th October 2000. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 4:	Financial restriction on the Mafia covering the Old Lady in the morning
AAcross 6:	Leave covering for creature on the lake
AAcross 9:	Sound start to 23, a 24 for 22 23	SHEEPS
AAcross 10:	See 9
AAcross 11:	With competent direction, singing about hell by one in employment can bring good out of evil	ABLESSINGIN
AAcross 15:	Head girl comes to tea
AAcross 17:	Don't start another meal without striking - it's rude
AAcross 18:	Golding's the author capable of prophesy?
AAcross 22:	Bird with broken wing loves dodging hungry predators
AAcross 23:	See 22
AAcross 24:	See 11
AAcross 25:	One follows backbones
DDown 1:	Undermine plan that's raised grass
DDown 2:	Fool, keeping up badly, massages tummy pain
DDown 3:	Half play a note for love?
DDown 4:	Bad fit for French gentleman: cast him out!
DDown 5:	Libel - mud being thrown, by gum!
DDown 7:	One of many reported, you idiot!
DDown 8:	Chief under the influence
DDown 12:	Concentration camping on the loch
DDown 13:	Plant genetically modified on September the fourth in transport
DDown 14:	Hair wrapped round poems from the old country
DDown 16:	Game, the first in the "Rising Sun", finished behind the arras	POLONIUS
DDown 19:	Painter, soldier and engineer
DDown 20:	Reminder of p-punishment
DDown 21:	Holy place where painters go for 'oney?