The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 25th July 2002

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 25th July 2002. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Strange plea about standard in dress
AAcross 5:	Letter of introduction? No, the other way round	DEARSIR
AAcross 9:	Spike's number in the programme
AAcross 10:	I keep students in after fling, as rebuke
AAcross 11:	Evening suit for places of entertainment
AAcross 12:	Timber trade
AAcross 14:	A warning to stop the plantation of trees
AAcross 18:	Eg "Get the letters moving!" has money associated with it
AAcross 21:	Drive away - no parking for the dance
AAcross 22:	Shutting up one politician undoing reforms
AAcross 25:	Bird enclosure placed for defending from retaliation
AAcross 26:	Loose relative loses head
AAcross 27:	Unions in dispute about small particle
AAcross 28:	Chats freely about rings in collusion
DDown 1:	Put university course in and hang on
DDown 2:	Fail exam in Agriculture?
DDown 3:	Ramblers require it, of course
DDown 4:	Half allocation drunk in the pub
DDown 5:	Tar in neglected surroundings put right
DDown 6:	It's of a similar nature in the making
DDown 7:	Do without ridicule at the cut
DDown 8:	Possibly resign about 51, because of drink?
DDown 13:	Thus one shows agreement, more or less	FAIRENOUGH
DDown 15:	We dig together, but not in the garden
DDown 16:	Drink provided to support pirate at sea
DDown 17:	TA bosses arranged protection against fire
DDown 19:	Place to order drink and/or bits anyway
DDown 20:	Departure, for example, remains untimed
DDown 23:	Viewer's measure of the spirit
DDown 24:	Traveller's game