The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 28th May 2003

There are 13 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 28th May 2003. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	A hot steam work-out that will stop bleeding
AAcross 10:	Hat or necklace or armband redhead removed
AAcross 11:	Thatcher's injunction for Tim to embrace Sloppy Joe
AAcross 12:	Not prepared for any rude letters
AAcross 13:	Smyrna now is water, so to speak
AAcross 14:	Token for hop-picker going to pot
AAcross 16:	Knotty Ash, perhaps, ends sound work by Hawthorne	TANGLEWOODTALES
AAcross 19:	Chaps (two of them contractors) taking equal shares in plant
AAcross 21:	Be a fool about a lady of rank
AAcross 22:	Crusoe's original place in Scotland
AAcross 23:	Arrogance demonstrated in flashback by film director
AAcross 24:	Capital before Tokyo rose - or Tokyo collapsed?
AAcross 25:	Member of ruling class in naked drug orgy!
DDown 1:	Part of circuit training beginning with the morris dance?
DDown 2:	Poet finding no rhyme for Jeremy Bentham, unfortunately	BETJEMAN
DDown 3:	After the end of winter a tree appears more promising
DDown 4:	Pen must go on top of escritoire - there's a problem with the lid
DDown 5:	Vehicle delayed initially in snowdrift is made late	STRUCKDOWN
DDown 6:	High spot for Jack entertained by Jacobin
DDown 7:	Game crowd
DDown 8:	Company getting past, holding up victory in Europe
DDown 14:	Rough pegs worked in potentially explosive situations	POWDERKEGS
DDown 15:	Stiff examination
DDown 15:	Stiff examination
DDown 17:	Sweet ship? That's good?
DDown 18:	Woody's line of fire
DDown 20:	Chicken or canary, perhaps
DDown 21:	They may be beaten in spring (before start of summer)
DDown 22:	A drink for Pete's follower
DDown 23:	Kid giving old Vietnamese leader a kiss

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