The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 15th July 2010

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 15th July 2010. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Creeping around is reptilian
AAcross 9:	A threepenny performance?
AAcross 10:	Something arborists care about?
AAcross 11:	As in Egypt or the area around Jordan, say
AAcross 12:	Admiral found in hold
AAcross 14:	They listen to Chequers …
AAcross 15:	… a quiet place for getting more rounds in?
AAcross 17:	Like lords wearing — er! — denim?
AAcross 20:	Acrobatic leap performed around Taunton, say
AAcross 22:	Some birds in full flight? Wrong!
AAcross 23:	They don't pull punches: one dying in hospital
AAcross 24:	A defensive all-rounder
AAcross 25:	Kelly's family inheritance?
AAcross 26:	Woman sorts out the best players
DDown 1:	I'd secret plan to be separate
DDown 2:	Old treasure, an old penny short
DDown 3:	Opera sung by Miranda?
DDown 4:	Cricketer, British spinner? No, the complete opposite!	BRADMAN
DDown 5:	Miner clutches daughter, one involved in a crash
DDown 6:	Ordinary user of zebras
DDown 7:	Cabling her was awkward
DDown 13:	Green mineral found in winding track
DDown 16:	Criminal enjoying a blaze of publicity!
DDown 18:	Amulet or another one that matches
DDown 19:	Runners organised in some schools
DDown 21:	Royal house without an Aga?
DDown 22:	One of Chekhov's trio, first in short series
DDown 24:	Speck revealed by drug after test