The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 14th October 2020

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 14th October 2020. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Sing works by composer, a beat pioneer
AAcross 9:	It's good to drink case of claret in the neighbourhood houses
AAcross 10:	Restaurant employee has red face, lacking good service
AAcross 11:	American's ball on right-winger's head
AAcross 12:	On which you might be called 'b___ cow'
AAcross 14:	Addresses with no food supplies
AAcross 15:	He generates huge interest seizing power — Richard III?
AAcross 17:	Get depressed around midnight in night attire
AAcross 20:	Coax to follow criminal offence in court
AAcross 22:	Poke fun at an American state
AAcross 23:	Viewer who's turned on first of programmes with cat that's whizzing around
AAcross 24:	Get diamonds for court favourite
AAcross 25:	Old man and I picked up tar on the box	POPEYE
AAcross 26:	Left cutting piece of cake, I'm not sure this settles it
DDown 1:	Parsons, say, with nothing under their cassocks, we hear?
DDown 2:	It's most unlikely he's an Arab boy	ASIF
DDown 3:	One making tears in jumper, épée waving around
DDown 4:	Create unopened wine without tax breaks
DDown 5:	Like a fish eating object with derision
DDown 6:	See 16
DDown 8:	Huge figure of Russian writer seizing doughnut
DDown 13:	Wept with repair getting bodged — bugger!
DDown 16:	Heroine meets dashing man, no cruel foreign bigwig	EMMANUEL
DDown 18:	Strolled in centre of Bordeaux clad in pale colour
DDown 19:	Note revolving musical boxes still
DDown 21:	King in robe twirling about	OBERON
DDown 22:	Clever opening of golf range
DDown 24:	Moments in a hearing of Congress