The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 23rd February 2024

There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd February 2024. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	IT professional?	SEXWORKER
AAcross 10:	Fish that's been smoked
AAcross 11:	Worried Rishi's first PM with Department for Sleaze? At last!
AAcross 12:	Snake's horrible – Ruby recoils
AAcross 13:	Churchmen finally used Circle Line
AAcross 14:	Amazed darn American rejected business
AAcross 16:	Deflect praise working on this quality	SELFDEPRECATION
AAcross 19:	Lawyer's one question to flower girl – drinks?
AAcross 21:	Skinhead's determination to drink copiously
AAcross 22:	Unlikely a rich crossword setter's included - that's fantasy
AAcross 23:	Against opening course originally? Only a bit
AAcross 24:	Stay over with dirty lecturer
AAcross 25:	Intrepid Duke lacking army, you claimed?
DDown 1:	Sailor found outside is ignored
DDown 2:	Outgoing types required to co-operate with this
DDown 3:	Out in front – went first
DDown 4:	Children cycling make dangerous movement on road
DDown 5:	Players and politician known for 18, not 16? Reset possibly
DDown 6:	Saving money, make a meal	CREAMTEA
DDown 7:	Get a turn in carriage
DDown 8:	He hammered Spike not going the distance
DDown 14:	Manspreads when travelling (and more than once)
DDown 15:	Charity of sorts protecting jobs
DDown 17:	Damnably difficult at first – landlady gutted by what might be said in court
DDown 18:	I see unfinished one's been accepted – they're very silly
DDown 20:	One is waiting with Madame in the same place
DDown 21:	Dirty dog's into special lady – no boy!
DDown 22:	Talking plant? Give over!
DDown 23:	Close call with nothing to lose