The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 9th May 2012

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 9th May 2012. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Main toy is destroyed — ill feeling results
AAcross 10:	English detective attends court ruling
AAcross 11:	Pitt discharged from Outpatients wearing robe
AAcross 12:	Retire around 50, then party!
AAcross 12:	Retire around 50, then party!
AAcross 13:	She returns in an instant
AAcross 14:	Turn up repeatedly before noon? That's ridiculous
AAcross 16:	Boy played with headless dog
AAcross 17:	Drives over to workforce of women
AAcross 19:	Posturing wildly, gripping pole below the belt
AAcross 22:	Case held in perpetuity
AAcross 24:	Try to catch the girl
AAcross 25:	Queen embraces new quiz game
AAcross 26:	City given half the capital for material
AAcross 27:	Reticent judge about to butt in
DDown 1:	Oriental leaves circuit, having chanted verses about painful outburst	LAPSANGSOUCHONG
DDown 2:	Plant flying bomb behind packing container
DDown 3:	Today? Forever? Never!
DDown 4:	Kindling passion prior to deal
DDown 5:	Other ’alf goes back into Denmark for spirit
DDown 6:	One changing others with first-class intervention?
DDown 7:	Wind-up children's characters, new out
DDown 8:	One holding torch trips — batteries fly out
DDown 15:	Instrument to chop — sharpen axes first
DDown 17:	After sound of bell try looking up symbolic text
DDown 18:	Hostile towards endless pursuit of relics
DDown 20:	Principal way to core fruit
DDown 21:	Preserver of the Ancients — salt and heart of plum?
DDown 23:	Ezra Pound's heartbroken shade