The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 20th October 2006

There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 20th October 2006. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 4:	Reviewer whose leader takes two steps back in type of acid
AAcross 6:	Indicator of how to finish letters?
AAcross 9:	Fine beverage inducing drunken trance
AAcross 10:	Unsophisticated GI reacts oddly
AAcross 11:	Refractory book about currency units
AAcross 15:	Saucepan's ready for use - take it and see what happens!
AAcross 17:	Losing energy, upset honeypot in high wind
AAcross 18:	Stiffener and preservative in court
AAcross 22:	End of American semester?
AAcross 23:	Key provided guidance about information
AAcross 24:	Capital once also invested in language
AAcross 25:	Woman's returned girl's first garment
DDown 1:	It promotes digestion of vehicle in drink
DDown 2:	Identifying condition of quoted number given help
DDown 3:	Want to get into fortress - but only so far!
DDown 4:	Can't hope to be resurrected by monument
DDown 5:	Progress slowly with polar explorer (incomplete: unfinished)
DDown 7:	Not initially unwilling to curse
DDown 8:	Legendary friar given a bit of plastic surgery
DDown 12:	Raised student with half 19 collecting strange paintings outside college
DDown 13:	Thus medic pinches US brother's hat
DDown 14:	Facing prospect of an excavation with nothing to lose - it's beneath one
DDown 16:	Where to get care if 7 slip out
DDown 19:	Guitarist (North American) holding his credit card up
DDown 20:	Couple with something on the agenda
DDown 21:	Older relation - nearly 1,000!