The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 23rd February 2011

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 23rd February 2011. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Royal sultanate has nothing against royal family
AAcross 5:	Gesture deriding the Queen needs six 19s
AAcross 9:	Some said "an eye for an eye" after 19
AAcross 10:	Coming from the Pole — that or the railway?
AAcross 11:	15 — or should it be Queen? — maybe 19
AAcross 12:	Go away to get in with no contest
AAcross 14:	Make a noise like the last trump	WAKETHEDEAD
AAcross 18:	Be a top copper, more than usually mean?
AAcross 21:	Carefully select worker to take from 19
AAcross 22:	Diseased flour cooked and eaten by Liverpudlian missing drug
AAcross 25:	Missing lord keeping some British model smoother
AAcross 26:	One willing to bet at a 7, in part
AAcross 27:	General in burlesque resembling a mouse?
AAcross 28:	Carer finally comes in to nurse novelist	FORSTER
DDown 1:	Skint, having lost capital through painting 4	ROKEBY
DDown 2:	Half time — you nearly made it!
DDown 3:	Eager to embrace quarrel with some elders all about tattooing, say
DDown 4:	Body of little beauty after 19
DDown 5:	Setter out about to compete with wiper
DDown 6:	Emperor with foothold out of crease
DDown 7:	Cover for head, right cheek if needed, or 21 for 19
DDown 8:	Painter only worked in colours
DDown 13:	Most of 7 19 watch one after talent
DDown 15:	Machiavelli's subject, like corruption, includes its leader
DDown 16:	Surfaces roads — so Cleopatra doesn't get bitten?
DDown 17:	Work to give power, having a key
DDown 19:	See 23
DDown 20:	One taking interest in turn for having extra security
DDown 23:	Took up English football club to effect losing money
DDown 24:	See 21

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