The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 13th December 2007

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 13th December 2007. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Sport, I state, bringing total defeat
AAcross 10:	Yard where bank located in the film
AAcross 11:	See 7 down
AAcross 12:	SOS: earl up the creek without a paddle
AAcross 13:	Wacky baccy went down the toilet?
AAcross 14:	Those on 22 when leaking punt consumed by an ocean?
AAcross 16:	Letters dealt with, you might say, in remote settlement
AAcross 17:	Old man's wise way
AAcross 19:	Spray painful area, which is hot
AAcross 22:	See 10
AAcross 24:	Opposing the thought, they say?
AAcross 25:	See 21 down
AAcross 26:	Go beyond old room that hasn't closed
AAcross 27:	Open present yonder	OVERTHERE
DDown 1:	Bird given raw deal, perhaps, one kissing?
DDown 2:	Politician having left in the course of short recess, most natural
DDown 3:	Tree seen in mist over lake
DDown 4:	2 forms requiring an editor?
DDown 5:	Square warm then?
DDown 6:	Retsina, as exotic cooking ingredient
DDown 7:	Murderous experience, love, on which Parisian's nothing t' say
DDown 8:	Apocalyptic end deterred Bush, in fear of cold war	REDSUNDERTHEBED
DDown 15:	Zero sleep taken during trip, so stop
DDown 17:	Standard all survived, having taken off
DDown 18:	Fish view seal in suspicious manner
DDown 20:	Pressure put on wildcat strike
DDown 21:	Beefy type I'd seen by the beach kept in mind, but no source of inspiration
DDown 23:	See 14 across