The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 4th March 2010

There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th March 2010. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Kind of poet Tennyson heartlessly rubbished, always in verse
AAcross 10:	Flower girl tethers unruly dog
AAcross 11:	Provider of wake-up call, ring included in schedule
AAcross 12:	Someone behaving amorously in club with queen	SPOONER
AAcross 13:	PC, perhaps, put out person arriving
AAcross 14:	Free from indocrination that's marred GOP reform
AAcross 16:	Autobiographical piece, such as 10 3 for 22 across, or 22 down 23 across for 12
AAcross 19:	Authoritative statements by politician totally in control
AAcross 21:	High ground seized by NCO in assault
AAcross 22:	Bishop managed to conceal object for saint	BRENDAN
AAcross 23:	See 22 down
AAcross 24:	Means of controlling stock in great abundance
AAcross 25:	Victor, William, Norman
DDown 1:	One's breaking keys in old instrument thrown out
DDown 2:	During class a learner is not stiff
DDown 3:	See 10
DDown 4:	Forecaster's dry pronouncement
DDown 5:	Put out person bridging political divide	CROSSPARTY
DDown 6:	Japanese course in which I'm over average at university	MISOSOUP
DDown 7:	Decisive goal with almost perfect shot
DDown 8:	Portion of pilchards or other fish
DDown 14:	Divorce adjusted in second court
DDown 15:	Where many Parisian painters are highly visible
DDown 17:	It's expensive, darling! Hence concerned expression	DEARDEAR
DDown 18:	Ideology about alternative line seen in forecast
DDown 20:	Kind of salad having 13, 4, 25 as 16?
DDown 21:	Don't join in drink around one
DDown 22:	Person with a hobby who's happy to see one?
DDown 23:	Bush with twig