The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 4th September 2012

There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 4th September 2012. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Humiliated band half-heartedly backing O'Connor
AAcross 5:	Plant flower, heading off to record store
AAcross 9:	Poet gets fish by a whisker
AAcross 10:	Queen has note about wrong extension
AAcross 11:	Quiet record gathers support shortly after meal
AAcross 13:	Singer banned from listening
AAcross 14:	Purify the Italian rejected from front of show
AAcross 17:	Helps mount suspect images
AAcross 18:	Crystal clear piece of mineral
AAcross 20:	A holy day one month before writer returns with, say, gold
AAcross 23:	Band member brought over a close relative of his
AAcross 24:	Physicist has dreadful feeling in front of record store
AAcross 25:	Becoming attached to band after getting head turned
AAcross 26:	Right to include one in cultural curio
DDown 2:	Let slip that solicitor follows a band
DDown 3:	Planes move slowly by plant
DDown 4:	Ambitious band finally split
DDown 5:	Everything depends on band member harbouring female outlaw	THEWHOLESHEBANG
DDown 6:	Most inadequate jockey agrees to board mount
DDown 7:	River animal mounting small steps
DDown 8:	Band of 6 topless models	SEXPISTOLS
DDown 12:	Band given minutes to produce music thus
DDown 15:	Corrupt president sent up theatre equipment
DDown 16:	Equipment given to one into cooking Italian food
DDown 19:	Shop where a band may be seen
DDown 21:	A metaphor, perhaps: "A band not suitable for all"
DDown 22:	See 2