The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 16th April 2003

There are 15 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th April 2003. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Anger causing strife for a month on departing
AAcross 5:	Take cover from French hand-washer
AAcross 9:	Getting most of our money in a month is highly skilful
AAcross 10:	Much decorated with gold backed by Chanel
AAcross 11:	Part 17's Jack's lot into "damaging" and "addictive"
AAcross 13:	A new day and how it may be abolished
AAcross 14:	Bird undisturbed by overhead cover
AAcross 17:	Plant given its place by Jack
AAcross 18:	Majority 13 2 22?
AAcross 20:	Actor of few parts, one with a quarter stake?	TWOBITPLAYER
AAcross 23:	It's beyond the 18's capacity to draw
AAcross 24:	Dance over the water to the rainbow; Henry James is generally the tops	IRISHJIG
AAcross 25:	Bitch carrying letter to assistant, maybe, amid 5 down
AAcross 25:	Bitch carrying letter to assistant, maybe, amid 5 down
AAcross 26:	Irritable solver's round with the rest
DDown 2:	See 13
DDown 3:	Student entering dull game makes it unique
DDown 4:	Close to being ill-used when 13 comes in	HARDBY
DDown 5:	The country craft of dull defensiveness	DRYSTONEWALLING
DDown 6:	Seems to be turning up right and left (Sun leader)
DDown 7:	What the victim of undermanning wants to see with?
DDown 8:	Expert ruler takes off trench coat
DDown 12:	Writer of children's stories has spies desert missile site	MOLESWORTH
DDown 15:	Soldier that's lost it wrecked soldiers' town	ALDERSHOT
DDown 16:	The crew went sick and died in misery
DDown 19:	Key worker playing I-spy during race
DDown 21:	Support for two? Ditto at church
DDown 22:	See 13