The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 8th May 2012

There are 13 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 8th May 2012. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 5:	Bar with some sanitation including WC?
AAcross 6:	Bog-standard firm pockets a pile
AAcross 9:	Sound application for prospective opening
AAcross 10:	Deny old president entertained suspicious agent
AAcross 11:	Court plate found in Dorset
AAcross 12:	Lie to informer finding weed
AAcross 13:	Composer gets letter on All Saints' Day
AAcross 18:	Saw Victoria about to speak?
AAcross 21:	Noble old ruler, first to last
AAcross 22:	Warning beast gives one found up the tree?
AAcross 23:	The more immense could be made to starve
AAcross 24:	Twig prescription constricting doctor
AAcross 25:	Decorated with neat lettering on gold
DDown 1:	Produce to fill a lot — of ships?
DDown 2:	Lyrical writer turning up about it
DDown 3:	Press for service in the city
DDown 4:	Dire peril?
DDown 5:	Like the opposition, present without notice
DDown 7:	Dull and insensitive perhaps, but so English!
DDown 8:	Turn reality into fertiliser for produce
DDown 14:	Nuisance being sharp at bingo?
DDown 14:	Nuisance being sharp at bingo?
DDown 15:	Save Tory plan to presume on our goodwill!
DDown 16:	Appearance of an officer of the Guardian?
DDown 17:	Vex Scottish farm overseer
DDown 19:	Musing, having read my novel
DDown 20:	Paul was not altogether a preacher