The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 22nd March 2024

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 22nd March 2024. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Defensive work from a side playing China at first
AAcross 9:	It may keep one warm, although one’s not cool
AAcross 10:	Awful cakes left with nothing on top
AAcross 11:	Cocktail of lime – men add extra designation (which each other across answer has here)
AAcross 12:	Cheap old whiskey drunk by Grant	LOWEND
AAcross 14:	Artist periodically seeing red frames shows anger
AAcross 15:	Palace of Versailles excursion not finishing soon	TRIANON
AAcross 17:	Fish lie low, oddly, in Hants river
AAcross 20:	Enormity from rogue seen stopping loving gestures
AAcross 22:	Lots disheartened about novel maths theorems
AAcross 23:	Person who has issue receiving letters about diet
AAcross 24:	Republican Party without energy for overhaul
AAcross 25:	Figure Jade knocked back is a greedy so-and-so
AAcross 26:	Handle thief following specific way of working
DDown 1:	A horny male caught in rain, perhaps Romeo
DDown 2:	E.g. part of Leicester thoroughfare sheltering home
DDown 3:	What musicians perhaps did in heavy traffic at the seaside?
DDown 4:	Rock star’s curse about broken 2
DDown 5:	Shopping centre periodically evicted a grimier poet
DDown 6:	With the current drink, master gets hammered
DDown 7:	Make a mess of French word for rodent
DDown 13:	Nigella mixing with men doing some decorating
DDown 16:	Is very theatrical account welcomed by public school’s head?
DDown 18:	Son walked awkwardly dressed like a baby
DDown 19:	Thinks a lot of rising stars meet security guards
DDown 21:	Statesperson, you heard, thanks Chinese people
DDown 22:	Shakira, perhaps, or half-cut Lana Turner
DDown 24:	Cedric Kane’s 11

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