The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 31st March 2004

There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 31st March 2004. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Country soldier, one in Italian city	PERUGIA
AAcross 5:	Reported attempt on playwright's taxi
AAcross 9:	Chamber separating Turkey and Luxembourg in Italian city
AAcross 10:	Ring in reactor sounds like a bull
AAcross 11:	Raised area where flower's not unknown
AAcross 12:	Very remarkable time in a test of depth
AAcross 14:	Our turn round where the rubbish goes in Italian city	URBINO
AAcross 15:	Pathetic fellow and prohibitionist: just let them hang
AAcross 16:	One church's method of entertainment
AAcross 18:	Far from plain talk about name
AAcross 20:	Kept quiet when punter rode off
AAcross 21:	See 5
AAcross 24:	The soul of man, I maintain
AAcross 25:	Greeting to Western parents on 1/11
AAcross 26:	Spicy drink to urge on the other side	EGGFLIP
AAcross 27:	3 nearly meets boy, having points to press?
DDown 1:	See 5
DDown 2:	Right to come in, keeping one person on a fixed income
DDown 3:	Dress up student intelligence for chance listener: king to phone for painting book
DDown 4:	Cult of an odd sect cured sorrow - start to cheer!
DDown 5:	Devoted to health, no? Word is, antiphlogistine will be needed	THEROADTOHELLIS
DDown 6:
DDown 7:	Former minister swallowing ire maybe was too fast
DDown 8:	Smart Alick is in the Guardian, getting some rope
DDown 8:	Smart Alick is in the Guardian, getting some rope
DDown 13:	See 3	WITHAPEARL
DDown 16:	Sugar maker in use outside American city
DDown 17:	See 3
DDown 19:	I'm going to hedge
DDown 22:	Old socks picked first off
DDown 23:	See 5