The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 7th February 2006

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 7th February 2006. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Continuous noise is a blunder, they say
AAcross 9:	Insect wings of white and black
AAcross 10:	Pollution - 24 down!
AAcross 11:	City where two comics endlessly injected with drug taking opposite directions
AAcross 12:	Araucaria, for example, an old name Paul's backing
AAcross 14:	Old exercise about to change and quicken
AAcross 15:	Thus negator is made quite poor	NOGREAT
AAcross 17:	Hopeful to catch, breaking fall
AAcross 20:	Seconds, dish making splash
AAcross 22:	See 15
AAcross 23:	Runs into some villain or judge
AAcross 24:	Cutting ribbons, a sheer band of material
AAcross 25:	Judge foolish woman?
AAcross 26:	Listen! Record isn't medium for the artist
DDown 1:	Red duck, which is neither red nor a duck
DDown 2:	Arms up, tucked up
DDown 3:	Aussie native sees Ashes rival clasping vessel, foremost of urns
DDown 4:	Girl from 11	FRANCES
DDown 5:	What's blooming cute given bit of a whistle
DDown 5:	What's blooming cute given bit of a whistle
DDown 6:	Drug ring wants a kebab, we hear
DDown 7:	Bird's heavy defeat overturned
DDown 13:	Only white wine available around 11 is made as standard
DDown 16:	Star flower is in need of potassium
DDown 18:	Grace heading for Boris and Doris
DDown 19:	Speech from European, or African, ___, loosely speaking?
DDown 21:	Study 11 East
DDown 22:	Walk, finding way to turn
DDown 24:	Only half critical of jazz