The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 17th February 2012

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th February 2012. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Where the 17 takes his money?
AAcross 4:	15 made of 25, 26 and 27
AAcross 9:	Outstanding repeat for singer
AAcross 10:	Literary entertainment for the day (8 May) the girls wandered round	LIGHTVERSE
AAcross 11:	The 17 that takes your money?
AAcross 12:	Later to be followed by 17	INAWHILE
AAcross 13:	Part of book including queen with prince as character
AAcross 15:	Cat where it sat (say) on the mat (nearly)
AAcross 16:	Row in drawer?
AAcross 17:	Walking girls pretending to cry?
AAcross 21:	Making play with small Scotch and loud Greek
AAcross 22:	The Sun, champion of comfort
AAcross 24:	Premier pianist indulging in weird speak
AAcross 25:	First virtuous, then venerable …
AAcross 26:	… then pirate …
AAcross 27:	… then policeman
DDown 1:	Priest keeps out fashionable business
DDown 2:	Solver no good? Won't be so forever
DDown 3:	Suffer headless flier to flap
DDown 5:	Song people don't listen to any more means expense
DDown 6:	Spooner's fodder put through the mill for dog
DDown 7:	Cage bird rebelled and upset everything
DDown 8:	It's from 2 onwards, scrambled eggs (pair) with scone	AGEINGPROCESS
DDown 14:	Second wave hits little room that has reproductive function
DDown 16:	8 sees 26 among the 25 that may be trashed
DDown 18:	Monastic mountain society found among gamblers?
DDown 19:	Pupil (of the eye) is compartmentalised
DDown 20:	Spectator leader supplied energy in tablet
DDown 23:	Help, say, in bloomer, in short	LEGUP