The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 30th October 2014

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 30th October 2014. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	See 26
AAcross 5:	Somewhat facing gun
AAcross 9:	See 26	BEALE
AAcross 10:	Stripper in ecstasy I'd fooled around with
AAcross 11:	Dyer's work around America is holding up
AAcross 12:	Surface broke, though not entirely
AAcross 14:	Tory laid into liberal, being dependent
AAcross 18:	10 player in fanciful Midlands fen, say?
AAcross 21:	US composer into percussive sounds
AAcross 22:	Washington pop group good for stuffing trimmed green vegetable
AAcross 25:	Examiner biting lip in term time
AAcross 26:	Actor's interpretation of Lear, no less, sublime
AAcross 27:	Final word, taking a penny off inexpensive English port
AAcross 28:	I have endured set slipping around — might this fix it?
DDown 1:	Strong, short stick has snapped
DDown 2:	Thin poles on top of edifice
DDown 3:	Attention-grabber last seen in Tennessee, however touring California with singer
DDown 4:	Right to tuck one in for a late snooze
DDown 5:	TV presenters Dec ___ in love, moving quite slowly
DDown 6:	Grass or speed
DDown 7:	Half of a half, say, overcoming monarch in controversial underground operations
DDown 8:	Intertwine ground net and fish
DDown 13:	Fluid arrives carrying first of buffalo over in area of drained land
DDown 15:	Brown in town, unsettled as deputy	NUMBERTWO
DDown 16:	Sea a tad icy in reality, starts out cold
DDown 17:	See 28
DDown 19:	Old Kenyan revolutionaries, two paws cut	MAUMAU
DDown 20:	False name, that is, for villain
DDown 23:	Might meat be better?
DDown 24:	Honey at a premium