The Guardian Quick Answers

Friday, 14th August 2009

There are 24 across clues and 24 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Friday, 14th August 2009. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Feeble
AAcross 1:	Dog to follow trail
AAcross 3:	Likely
AAcross 7:	Extend
AAcross 8:	Hard bread given to babies
AAcross 8:	Alter
AAcross 9:	Person or object that makes something better
AAcross 9:	(Little) jumps
AAcross 10:	Marriage
AAcross 11:	(Now privatised) public utility — urinary system — tears!
AAcross 12:	Part of speech — astronomical coincidence
AAcross 14:	Fruit — part of the spectrum
AAcross 14:	Weird — irregular
AAcross 15:	Scene of lying in wait
AAcross 16:	Long story
AAcross 17:	Illumination on post
AAcross 17:	Illumination on post
AAcross 19:	Plant with seed in pod
AAcross 20:	Familiar appellation
AAcross 20:	Dog used as guard — bond mare (anag)
AAcross 21:	See 6
AAcross 21:	Dog used as guard — let wire rot (anag)
AAcross 22:	Like the heart of a liberal?
AAcross 23:	Went fast
DDown 1:	(Plant used for) absinthe
DDown 1:	Tree (for corporal punishment?)
DDown 2:	Dog (from French border region?)
DDown 2:	Resting place for trekkers (and their oxen!)
DDown 3:	Act of business
DDown 4:	Haphazard
DDown 4:	Finding and helping people in need
DDown 5:	Worker in forge
DDown 5:	Relating to ships
DDown 6:	Spine
DDown 6:	Welsh town (with beacons)	BRECON
DDown 7:	Old Testament book and priest
DDown 10:	Afraid
DDown 11:	Opera by Puccini	TURANDOT
DDown 12:	Circle of wood used in dance
DDown 12:	Drink from 19s
DDown 13:	See 16
DDown 13:	Dangerously placed	INPERIL
DDown 15:	Housey-housey
DDown 16:	Proper name for 2
DDown 17:	Seat
DDown 18:	Protuberance
DDown 18:	Clever
DDown 19:	Measure of land