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The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 20th September 2023
There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 20th September 2023. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: First of various aromas swirling round boiler
AAcross 5: Professor on board joined dive
AAcross 9: Household work our Ma managed with gleeROGUEMALE
AAcross 10: Order court put out: resistance is much worse
AAcross 11: Band's number received in silence
AAcross 12: Mouthy pair regularly heard failing to offer token support
AAcross 14: Without transport, left out a touch
AAcross 15: In speech demolish feeble publicity
AAcross 16: Transport chief hoping for donations from the passengers?
AAcross 18: Tasteless and more than a little vulgar, is Henry
AAcross 20: Work by indolent authorENIDBLYTON
AAcross 21: Stole whiskey — on charge
AAcross 24: Flirt with sweetie, keeping it secretHITON
AAcross 25: Public service vehicle shortly makes the side of Dutch city
AAcross 26: Worked in school soundly, so covered in stars
AAcross 27: Small arch, one of 5 in school
DDown 1: Shoot? November is not part of the season
DDown 2: Graduate engages someone to promote book: The Color Purple
DDown 3: Watch TV that is fitted inside car
DDown 4: From Hades, guilty criminal, first bum to make unwelcome appearanceREARITSUGLYHEAD
DDown 5: Firm reasons to support appeal for amusement parkPLEASUREGROUNDS
DDown 6: Emphasise being no more than 19
DDown 7: Am about to train extraordinary tennis playerMARTINA
DDown 8: Gardener returning to turn over part of the earth
DDown 13: In base, part of chest covered in decorations
DDown 16: Denizens of forest run out of trousers
DDown 17: Massage small gap, twisting bottom
DDown 19: Worked hard, stone split
DDown 22: Squeeze a measure of column at foot of page
DDown 23: Second person's half-expressed ideas
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