The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Monday, 21st December 2015

There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 21st December 2015. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Prepare to make a scene
AAcross 5:	A fit comparison
AAcross 9:	Poem done in my style	ENDYMION
AAcross 10:	Small animal doctor in market
AAcross 12:	Right for boy to hold hands
AAcross 13:	Being a term for life
AAcross 14:	Transport of delight?
AAcross 18:	Admits information revealed in accounts
AAcross 21:	Unemployed crew with mischievous potentialities	IDLEHANDS
AAcross 23:	Swan circles about to tidy her feathers
AAcross 24:	An alcoholic drink leads to a complaint
AAcross 25:	Ungenerous period for an interval
AAcross 25:	Ungenerous period for an interval
AAcross 26:	One of two that is returned to the right
AAcross 27:	Part friends?
DDown 1:	Got in on line and danced
DDown 2:	Worked in fields, but got laid off
DDown 3:	Mail a lord sent out, which is naturally under personal cover
DDown 4:	Consistently blocking deliveries
DDown 6:	Spilling a pint — clumsy!
DDown 7:	Party underling to gain power
DDown 8:	Plea for a two-point pact?
DDown 11:	Money to be spent like water?
DDown 15:	Watch the first man to take over — it's a surprise
DDown 15:	Watch the first man to take over — it's a surprise
DDown 16:	Ada being nasty? Just having a laugh
DDown 17:	Star might be a roof-raiser
DDown 19:	Plan to uplift soldiers in retreat
DDown 20:	We hear a letter gets an extension
DDown 22:	So that's what it means!