The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 23rd November 2001

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd November 2001. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Torpor of leaderless pitmen assigned back inside
AAcross 10:	Building form into centre of good short book
AAcross 11:	(and 16) Santa induces quiet actor to order writer to carry the man in the street	CLAPHAM
AAcross 12:	Promised to be busy
AAcross 13:	They say it's turned out fair in Perth
AAcross 14:	Back Frank about a form of Latin/Italian
AAcross 16:	See 11
AAcross 17:	Provincial liberal American turned up in pouring rain
AAcross 19:	Not let poet, from start to finish, bring up a continental 10?
AAcross 22:	Takes forty winks, turning over to stretch
AAcross 24:	Cave in Michigan placed over no-good setter
AAcross 25:	Where it's unsafe to cradle a baby with wind?
AAcross 26:	Cockney chap quickly rejected the necktie
AAcross 27:	Use it to pick up speed turning round, say
DDown 1:	Ways of talking round Milton? C-c-curious work
DDown 2:	Deep set triumphal song by American about uppity independent old girl
DDown 3:	Topless, catty and restless
DDown 4:	Express to appear not so often without a break
DDown 5:	Captivated by snake, Laurie became hypnotised
DDown 6:	Old African jailbird to leave the French calaboose at last
DDown 7:	Greatly desired species, we're told
DDown 8:	Capital entrance for 11 16	LONDONTRANSPORT
DDown 15:	Left base
DDown 17:	Recognisable quality of a card, perhaps
DDown 18:	Spooner's gratuities overcome one bringing colour to the face
DDown 20:	An Olympian trophy brought back for the leader
DDown 21:	Wanted to have made some dough, say?
DDown 23:	Blasted Robinson!