The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 26th October 2011

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 26th October 2011. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Strategy to get Penny into Javanese orchestra
AAcross 5:	Doctor accepts rebuke when getting a drink
AAcross 9:	Slim and winning but losing one's hair	THINONTOP
AAcross 11:	Business with corrupt painter
AAcross 12:	Plain suit is striking, say
AAcross 15:	Only a small part of the Kalahari Desert is parched
AAcross 16:	Lenin wasn't beaten in game
AAcross 18:	Girl is after fish that causes disease
AAcross 19:	Benefit from alcoholic drink
AAcross 21:	Honest artisan — fantastic singer
AAcross 24:	Lotion found in museum? There it is!
AAcross 25:	Set forth and left without greeting bishop
AAcross 26:	Blew a fuse about girl being unkempt
AAcross 27:	Unsurpassed rage ruined assessment
DDown 1:	Draws courage
DDown 2:	Girl finds bananas contain iodine
DDown 3:	In favour of healthy earnings
DDown 4:	Meat emits heat after cooking? Even so!
DDown 6:	Embarrassed about vehicle that's used again
DDown 7:	Welsh girl about to be eaten by bold feline
DDown 8:	Shocked by a dishonest organisation
DDown 10:	The tea planter foolishly varnished material
DDown 13:	Seaweed keeps society protected from disease
DDown 14:	Security agency's chief is deceptive
DDown 17:	Prearrange situation where mysteries may be found
DDown 20:	Song about sailor in the Middle East
DDown 22:	Beastly home earl finds an eyesore?
DDown 23:	Check overflow?