The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 12th December 2001

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 12th December 2001. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	See if the underground's working in the lab
AAcross 5:	Secret police's 26
AAcross 9:	Magic herb holding most of French score so as to stir one's emotions
AAcross 10:	Heard to tolerate North African port	TOBRUK
AAcross 12:	Drunks that are dis-orderly - result goal
AAcross 13:	Background music to be cut to size?
AAcross 14:	Sufferer from severe stress over Sun disclosing Western concern	NERVOUSWRECK
AAcross 18:	Harpy's logic's used by learned traveller	SCHOLARGIPSY
AAcross 21:	Dove-like plant, the second to surround walker in water
AAcross 23:	See 19
AAcross 24:	Bone from the centre?
AAcross 25:	Reptile beheaded amid distorted magic
AAcross 26:	Stop and have a breather, do you hear?
AAcross 27:	Instead, ancestral afternoon entertainment is provided	TEADANCE
DDown 1:	A front for religion?
DDown 2:	Keep protecting silver from barbarian
DDown 3:	Don't keep a secret and don't be enclosed at end of ring	TENORBELL
DDown 4:	Live to see the sea seethe less than usual?	BELOWAVERAGE
DDown 6:	There's too much French about love for soldiers
DDown 7:	Provocative person canonised criminal Jack
DDown 8:	Most worshippers at 1 down (19 heaven) I enabled to fly
DDown 11:	Revealing bad turn onto motorway by one locally born
DDown 15:	Instrument for East Anglian water table
DDown 16:	A short row before breeze gets up in Cumbria	ASPATRIA
DDown 17:	If the Queen take (the responsibility)
DDown 19:	Prosperous chancellor after holiday in the sun?
DDown 20:	Catalyst for solvers raised outside New Zealand and setter
DDown 22:	See 12