The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 18th August 2016

There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 18th August 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	One who dresses edgy characters in theatre, including butcher playing Spiderman?	ROBERTTHE
AAcross 10:	See 9
AAcross 11:	Warning by daughter before home collapsed	CAVEDIN
AAcross 12:	Ulster's top spot? Hint: Northern Ireland's ale's brewed but not seen drunk here	RATHLIN
AAcross 13:	Silly way battle ends
AAcross 14:	ASLEF missing point, going off bad weather warning
AAcross 16:	Refuge provided by Macau? Silly move after cutback, it appears	POLITICALASYLUM
AAcross 19:	Talked foolishly of car journey learner driver went on first
AAcross 21:	One trying to gain love of woman with alarmed expression
AAcross 22:	Braveheart not heartless following impudence? That's noble
AAcross 23:	Scottish victory — poet cut cake first
AAcross 24:	Spirit of type in egg flips
AAcross 25:	Salt a setter confused with all but initially Epsom salts
DDown 1:	Marine invertebrate crab craftily hid around different pool mostly
DDown 2:	A lovable rogue, primarily
DDown 3:	Game girl but no model, ultimately
DDown 4:	Chap getting last letter from Mrs Brown	STAN
DDown 5:	Teased about large bottom at first — it's wet and messy
DDown 6:	Doesn't drink with sailor, as isn't at sea
DDown 7:	Wordplay comes across flipping poorly? Do this to make things tighter
DDown 8:	Darned newsreels!
DDown 14:	Expedite nothing at all at silly sounding gallery
DDown 15:	Buddhist priest caught having unholy smirk about theory of evolution
DDown 17:	One of 13, say, giving support to Harry and his gran
DDown 18:	Beware second hands on watch?
DDown 20:	See 12
DDown 21:	Cold and cheerless? If no success at first, just try …
DDown 22:	… try, try again — to be hot to trot?
DDown 23:	See 23 across

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