The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 4th October 2012

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th October 2012. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Gun from the right American star
AAcross 5:	Initially postmaster general goes back and forth for fish
AAcross 9:	Gag expert
AAcross 10:	Ideal song slipping by
AAcross 11:	Room temperature in Burgundy …	CHAMBERTIN
AAcross 12:	… wine required for tasting	ASTI
AAcross 14:	Large fake with small checks
AAcross 18:	Girl boycotts stamps …	PENNYBLACKS
AAcross 21:	… on 16 letters
AAcross 22:	Providing enough for everybody to be buried	GOINGROUND
AAcross 25:	False alarm? Let's be suspicious	SMELLARAT
AAcross 26:	African expression of disapproval is retracted
AAcross 27:	Thaw providing running water outside holiday home?
AAcross 28:	Composer accepting very English port
DDown 1:	Florid Milne character has caged bird lacking tail
DDown 2:	Split Indian state, oddly weary
DDown 3:	Very hard match can start in Oval	LIKEBILLYO
DDown 4:	Ace in commotion for part of flight
DDown 5:	Windy cities got wrapped up in themselves?
DDown 6:	Pins with 11
DDown 7:	Skipping over the Alamo, say
DDown 8:	Least current not unknown when recollecting Tyne and Tees
DDown 13:	Without interruption? Only in exceptional circumstances	ATASTRETCH
DDown 15:	Victorian singer not finished with vessel in old European capital
DDown 16:	Resurrected community centre cracked up
DDown 17:	Sailors from Cowes may be audacious
DDown 19:	Swedish king's air force supplied with Avro Vulcans, originally	GUSTAV
DDown 20:	Extremely awkward, failing to get tips
DDown 23:	Wood that is abandoned somewhere in Africa
DDown 24:	Not finishing side dish