The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 17th October 2019

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 17th October 2019. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Call on falling bombs more, in opening shot
AAcross 9:	See 26
AAcross 10:	Infestation of children, it seems?
AAcross 11:	It's perilous to cross immoral leader invested in Greenland after meltdown
AAcross 12:	His words exhaustive, deprive our leader of power
AAcross 14:	Hypocrisy in Lesson One doubly affected
AAcross 15:	Jumble sale's ending after dash to fill car
AAcross 17:	See 25
AAcross 20:	Political party made to pay, shut up
AAcross 22:	Refinement in Chopin's words?
AAcross 23:	Nicely shortened business degree secured by force — a walkover for entrants?
AAcross 24:	See 2
AAcross 25:	Old player in game breaking bank
AAcross 26:	Go in the corner of this room, pal having nobody to play with
DDown 1:	Maybe note is me?
DDown 2:	Inward-looking solvers ordered masks
DDown 3:	More understanding issue in Europe?
DDown 4:	See 12
DDown 5:	Person climbing down depends on people flying up
DDown 6:	Dog left to bite bespectacled nebbish, one nowadays missing a lead?	FALLENIDOL
DDown 7:	Dish Chinese lawyer served up
DDown 13:	Ill wind arising, innumerable common criminals initially punching dandy, officer on the way?
DDown 16:	Moon named Calypso's core, eg rocky
DDown 18:	Very old houses set to be demolished — that's a blow
DDown 19:	English chap not entirely into American broad beans	EDAMAME
DDown 21:	Republican impressed by topless model too
DDown 22:	Clear case, unpacking middle
DDown 24:	Show skinned peach