The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Monday, 13th December 2004

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

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Wheel oil
AAcross 5:	First-class student to provide the final touch	CAPITALL
AAcross 9:	A winter kit without it? Strange
AAcross 10:	Churchgoers guarding priest's remains
AAcross 11:	What the crafty bounder kept?	ONEJUMPAHEAD
AAcross 13:	Endless danger for a fairy
AAcross 14:	They're used by writers and poets for revision
AAcross 17:	New venture to captivate grand Russian writer
AAcross 18:	Japanese play the Spanish in season
AAcross 20:	One in favour of the classics
AAcross 23:	Subject for concern
AAcross 24:	Philby seen in the field	THIRDMAN
AAcross 25:	Instrument of the law
AAcross 26:	Gives up the struggle with crops
DDown 2:	One covering end of chin in spots
DDown 3:	Leaving a permanent impression on somebody
DDown 4:	Staggered, but got in line
DDown 5:	One of the great all-rounders
DDown 6:	Animal in roles that offer limited protection
DDown 7:	Harrowing, quixotic charge Henry makes
DDown 8:	Their union offers security	LOCKANDKEY
DDown 12:	Create pure chaos, but improve
DDown 15:	With bowl, manage to beg
DDown 16:	Turn and sneer when trapped
DDown 19:	Reason for raising money in state
DDown 21:	Start to fight
DDown 22:	Settled one in a small apartment