The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 5th October 2012

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th October 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	See 24
AAcross 9:	See 24
AAcross 10:	See 11
AAcross 11:	Work of 15: among plays, others by him not entirely ambiguous	THEHISTORY
AAcross 12:	Go by land, getting cold
AAcross 14:	Is the bottle so courageous?
AAcross 15:	One climbed clear as English author
AAcross 17:	Einstein's old oath about butter somewhat lost
AAcross 20:	5 a part rewritten with religious rite for 15's work	APRIVATE
AAcross 22:	Shine on beyond deadly sin
AAcross 23:	Copy returned shortly, thrill getting hold of terribly sad work of 15	KAFKASDICK
AAcross 24:	15's work, if a mermaid breaks off to introduce yarn from Richmond?	MEIM
AAcross 25:	Guillotine out to slice through vessel, sliced into pieces
AAcross 25:	Guillotine out to slice through vessel, sliced into pieces
AAcross 26:	See 20
DDown 1:	Drug — figure drawing it in inhaling poisonous gas?
DDown 2:	A pleasing thing for Turkish generals
DDown 3:	Difficult as a hitch?
DDown 4:	Where China Sea becomes choppy in the wind
DDown 5:	Anticipating a comic, it having popular features inside
DDown 6:	Settle on leading celebrities for theatre
DDown 7:	Power of pulling, for certain?
DDown 13:	Bowler's dream, new balls caught in the slips	TENWICKETS
DDown 16:	Month after one thrown from vehicle, find wing in church
DDown 18:	See 24 across	AFRAIDOF
DDown 19:	Number of convictions proves contradictory, thief ultimately claimed
DDown 21:	Fish put in one's ear
DDown 22:	Juliet's heart and Lear's desire
DDown 24:	Story taking month, not a month less a day