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The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 30th December 2008
There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 30th December 2008. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: A name I call myself? Not quite - and wrong genderBRENDA
AAcross 5: Violent commotions from English politician in international events
AAcross 9: Where snooker players compete for title, dramatically
AAcross 10: A party in suits, often, in Canadian city
AAcross 11: Stops selling record, not in use after remix
AAcross 13: For summer, a drop of golden sun?
AAcross 14: Sadly, inn's gone for modern way to announce its presenceNEONSIGN
AAcross 17: Wretched state of learner observed in strained voice
AAcross 18: Island going back and forth in paranoia, irrationallyIONA
AAcross 20: Kind of film that gets romantic chap excited
AAcross 23: In some cases I'm pleading innocent
AAcross 24: Run racket in parts of Asia, or part of Italy
AAcross 25: Nit-picking editor opposed to cutting inoffensive use of language
AAcross 26: Old man guarding a venerated object in temple
DDown 2: With low level of concentration, so not well done
DDown 3: Pharisee at home raised fish and birdsNICODEMUS
DDown 4: Religious leader wedding Jack and Elizabeth
DDown 5: Movie, the scale of which is apparent in other cluesTHESOUNDOFMUSIC
DDown 6: Revolutionary taking over horse - a long, long way to run
DDown 7: Note to follow so, for work
DDown 8: Thomas is example of one that needs no tender attachment
DDown 12: A privateer at sea, righting wrongs
DDown 15: Inform about one of the little people using a needle pulling thread
DDown 16: Extremely tough way Irish writer leads or Hemingway follows
DDown 19: Incite prison in revolt
DDown 21: After competition each year, a drink with jam and bread
DDown 22: From within deer, a female deer