The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 13th December 2011

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 13th December 2011. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Slow-moving pair of tramps, each admitting cheeky love
AAcross 9:	One putting up store in private
AAcross 10:	Perhaps one with horn
AAcross 11:	Concert to break a leg
AAcross 12:	Mao and Stalin built walled city	SAINTMALO
AAcross 13:	Game not hard for the uneducated?
AAcross 14:	A maths problem gives rise to complaint
AAcross 17:	We murmur a short reply
AAcross 19:	Supply cable possibly halved
AAcross 22:	Artist sanctuary's special delight	RARETREAT
AAcross 24:	Dad's half-hearted spiel
AAcross 25:	Friend to travel on a motorway
AAcross 26:	With gene mutation in the lead, church gets retaliation
AAcross 27:	Fruit tickles my fancy: it's good for a starter	FIRSTTIMELUCKY
DDown 1:	Double raise includes article to come last	BRINGUPTHEREAR
DDown 2:	Folk get on as trio somehow	MENAGEA
DDown 3:	Knackered retina? Yes.
DDown 4:	Kind at first, then hardens and prepares for printing
DDown 5:	White Christmas dreamer to stay at home holding hands
DDown 6:	Deserve entire mark-up? No, just some of it
DDown 7:	Grave words from some decrepit aphorist
DDown 8:	Legal officer accepts a right platter, served up by unknown vital supplier
DDown 15:	It cuts up apple crumble
DDown 16:	A container in very good metal
DDown 18:	70% island drink
DDown 20:	Second action plan in relation to plants
DDown 21:	Develop heart surgeon's material
DDown 23:	See 2