The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 27th February 2004

There are 13 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 27th February 2004. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Where the ring fits so, broadly speaking	NEARTHE
AAcross 8:	Getting in later for convenience
AAcross 10:	Keen follower of Anne, the first lady
AAcross 11:	Ecological disaster film
AAcross 12:	One making a date with the future?
AAcross 13:	Runs an Indian corporation?	DELHIBELLY
AAcross 14:	Spinning RR into a ball? Not perhaps with this!	ANTIROLLBAR
AAcross 19:	Block the passage, so to speak
AAcross 22:	A fish out of water returned Pitt
AAcross 23:	Cold fish, say, returning president
AAcross 24:	A-airs in northern France	AMIENS
AAcross 25:	Carroll's verdict had the wife of HR executed	OFFWITH
AAcross 26:	See 25	HERHEAD
DDown 1:	"It's good to be French!" (a line from a wake-up call)	GETREAL
DDown 2:	Chap sent to the chair for inspiring Thatcherism?
DDown 3:	Take cover, Wednesday's here! *** off!
DDown 4:	Jade ring for her services
DDown 5:	Puts the question verbally: fish?
DDown 6:	See 7
DDown 9:	Offensive infringement aimed at lip-readers?
DDown 9:	Offensive infringement aimed at lip-readers?
DDown 15:	Unite and turn to overwhelm
DDown 16:	"Madame Secretary", a Liberal British Conservative	ALBRIGHT
DDown 17:	Cons and tearaways?
DDown 18:	Hoffman's portrayal of god in human form	RAINMAN
DDown 20:	Swain lumbered for a start, sadly with these after marriage?	INLAWS
DDown 21:	One having proof of Jane Eyre's marriage