The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 21st October 2009

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 21st October 2009. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Cub Scout leader's rear out, in tactic to enjoy pleasurable activity
AAcross 9:	Force champion to be heard
AAcross 10:	Search for some thief is hopeless
AAcross 11:	Ice cream seller eating fool, food wrapper discarded
AAcross 12:	Racehorses certainly not foaming at the mouth?
AAcross 14:	Animal, not the 10 25, you might say?
AAcross 15:	Vacation down under: Cairo tiring, I gathered
AAcross 17:	Back in time, Chinese feel pained
AAcross 20:	Beware powerful engineer scoffing endless pastry
AAcross 20:	Beware powerful engineer scoffing endless pastry
AAcross 22:	See 3
AAcross 23:	See 15
AAcross 24:	Bottom, where water collected, perhaps?
AAcross 25:	Day with fighting unit doesn't get my man in order
AAcross 26:	Uncanonised author given good service
DDown 1:	Broadcasting "A Word To One" — the next station?	RADIOTWO
DDown 2:	Grass taken up, inhaling drug — wow man!
DDown 3:	Huge blow, when gloomy for the most part, blew over the top
DDown 4:	Mao, say, gets to kiss prole from Alabama?
DDown 5:	Wonderful, naughty pastime?
DDown 6:	I'm a sop in a daze, primarily suffering — from this?
DDown 7:	Gentle spirit required to ascend through mountain
DDown 13:	British slightly upset about cricket side having caught affliction
DDown 16:	I manage state and attempt to gain much admiration
DDown 18:	X up one, from B to C, say
DDown 19:	Football's match?
DDown 21:	What caused Saatchi & Saatchi to split, so apart?
DDown 22:	Football's bird?
DDown 24:	Deep 10?