The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 19th October 2016

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 19th October 2016. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Heater or cooler?
AAcross 9:	"Close to drop, Villa lack wingers!" — cry of suffering supporter
AAcross 10:	Irishman delivered flower
AAcross 11:	Criminal robs quite special handles
AAcross 12:	With 40% cash, Dave's other half gets the drinks
AAcross 14:	Olive Oyl forgets Popeye's 5th anniversary
AAcross 15:	Afraid to grip the wedge?
AAcross 17:	Increase loan
AAcross 20:	A mobile device promoting line for letters
AAcross 22:	The girl Lois empties guts when fed 50 crusts
AAcross 23:	Food cooked in little cases (yellow)
AAcross 24:	Rotavate earth, except underground
AAcross 25:	IT are furious about the source of DOS attack
AAcross 26:	Freeze injured cartilage right away
DDown 1:	Not even Blair mistook Noel for singer
DDown 2:	Good exercise channel
DDown 3:	Sat about with relative inactivity
DDown 4:	Lock trouble revealed by open door?
DDown 5:	Heavenly image could upset Catholic primate after Sunday
DDown 6:	Pop icon collects casual shirt as formal wear
DDown 6:	Pop icon collects casual shirt as formal wear
DDown 8:	Start to record first bees on tape
DDown 13:	Critical journalist's article on fixing the match
DDown 16:	Preserved them clipped, without hair, without tips of moustache
DDown 18:	Monk might be in church, albeit tormented
DDown 19:	Series: The Saint, complete with halo
DDown 21:	Coward uplifted by 1 down's shooting star	LEONID
DDown 22:	Twist succeeded — April fool!
DDown 24:	Double 2 minus 0 plus 1 number