The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 17th November 2006

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th November 2006. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Shrinking from understanding after a day
AAcross 9:	Home is the sailor with a poem
AAcross 10:	The blood has dried, so I go to work
AAcross 11:	"The Lost Chord" and "Trees" rearranged in county town	DORCHESTER
AAcross 12:	Group captures sorceress going round lake
AAcross 14:	Cosmetic for cheek leading to grand failure
AAcross 15:	Busy, as promised
AAcross 17:	Pastry in tatty duster left behind
AAcross 20:	Bad characters returning right inside comfy pub room today	WRONGUNS
AAcross 22:	Division in school is start of multiplication
AAcross 23:	Blow the whistle about wicked threat, which is devastating
AAcross 24:	Party women disheartened and depressed
AAcross 25:	Some lose raincoats in the inn
AAcross 26:	Crime fighters dealing in petrol
DDown 1:	Half-brother needing exercise?
DDown 2:	Habit of crow ascending
DDown 3:	Dossier about Doctor of Divinity reveals fraud
DDown 4:	Fellow, good or bad, has to go for a snack
DDown 5:	Where to find a plant, cheap maybe, in a bed
DDown 6:	Guffaw if her goulash is awful
DDown 7:	Secluded place for a holiday
DDown 13:	It's a job keeping one institution as a high street enterprise
DDown 16:	Lover, losing his head, lined up looking pale coloured	EAUDENIL
DDown 18:	"Dirty Harry" has each couple buried in the earth	EASTWOOD
DDown 19:	Almost hopeful concerning pain reliever
DDown 21:	Cook has her resurrection pie
DDown 22:	Views pantihose with a different top
DDown 24:	Jazz is held up to be flash