The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 3rd August 2012

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 3rd August 2012. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Patron has ship's officer storing tea
AAcross 6:	Swimmer is miserable having caught cold
AAcross 10:	Old king left refuse
AAcross 11:	Purity Connie falsely showed once having appeared topless
AAcross 12:	Room for mean scowl
AAcross 13:	Settled abroad before being beaten
AAcross 14:	Agreeing with a reporter
AAcross 17:	Fictional dog owner's bizarre method for keeping cooked rhubarb
AAcross 21:	Bunking off, sailor and nurse get to church
AAcross 22:	General has a cigarette in the greenery
AAcross 24:	Stir up trouble? I must after hours!
AAcross 25:	Uproar about one's bill
AAcross 26:	Cheeky girl gives clergyman a kiss
AAcross 27:	Yearns to be in the river? Most cool!
DDown 1:	Crop pest damaged chances
DDown 2:	Direct attention to umpire's hesitation
DDown 3:	The dungeon's loo is messy? Keep quiet about it!	HOLDONESTONGUE
DDown 4:	Provoke into collecting rare kind of footrest
DDown 5:	Criticise résumé
DDown 5:	Criticise résumé
DDown 7:	Spies entrap working-class associations
DDown 8:	American fought for, earned and spent
DDown 9:	Unreliable broadcast by egghead and journalist
DDown 15:	Discharge soldier's duty
DDown 16:	He daren't upset supporter
DDown 18:	Charming English social worker holds stage
DDown 19:	Greek ambassador cuddles girl
DDown 20:	Dane gets decoration for carriage
DDown 23:	Amanda's identity revealed in a digression