The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 10th June 2010

There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 10th June 2010. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Reduction in total protection
AAcross 5:	Embarrassed aide-de-camp freed by mistake
AAcross 9:	Chap catching 21s with twisted tail in island
AAcross 10:	Close set sounds like 22 2
AAcross 11:	Foolish girl being drunk won't make up her mind
AAcross 13:	Trick to make marsupials talk
AAcross 14:	Flimsy cover for new French church mostly with horse
AAcross 17:	22 2 nearly to call Scottish food plant
AAcross 18:	Sibling partly leaves 22 2 in the station
AAcross 20:	Not like the Mirror? I don't think so
AAcross 23:	Stuck with 22 2?
AAcross 24:	Incite 22 2 to penetrate shell?	EGGSPOON
AAcross 25:	Head producer takes payment to follower
AAcross 26:	Quarrel about a right to set menu for sentences
DDown 2:	See 22
DDown 3:	Flails keep quiet during elementary studies
DDown 4:	22 2 makes parents hurry
DDown 5:	22 2 like Cole?	ROYALANDANCIENT
DDown 6:	Blue object not troubling the scorer
DDown 7:	Some can imagine the soul as female
DDown 8:	Enthusiasm of English John for foreign niece
DDown 12:	Reliable protection maintained before taking drug
DDown 15:	Publican and sinner topped without board and lodging
DDown 16:	Remove underground masons?
DDown 19:	Head producer at dig out in the rain
DDown 21:	Bird doing well at 22
DDown 22:	Set of players or striker, here from days of old