The Guardian Quick Answers
Saturday, 28th January 2012
There are 13 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Saturday, 28th January 2012. View the answers below..
The Answers
| Number# | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| AAcross 1: | Humiliating failure | |
| AAcross 4: | Highest capital city in the world | |
| AAcross 7: | Red tar (anag) | |
| AAcross 8: | Malay skirt-like garment | |
| AAcross 9: | Layer | |
| AAcross 10: | Tree — so creamy (anag) | |
| AAcross 12: | Dwell on Mars (anag) — it's not surprising | SMALLWONDER |
| AAcross 17: | Self-righteous person — one of an ancient Jewish sect | |
| AAcross 19: | Defeat (informal) — speed (informal) | |
| AAcross 20: | Monetary unit — town in Clackmannanshire | |
| AAcross 21: | Rain cloud | |
| AAcross 22: | Dangerous | |
| AAcross 23: | Line of planking in the hull of a wooden ship | |
| DDown 1: | British shipping forecast area | |
| DDown 2: | Country in the Pyrenees | |
| DDown 3: | Butterfly pupa | |
| DDown 4: | Tibet's "Forbidden City" | |
| DDown 5: | Incite to action | |
| DDown 6: | Capital of Croatia | |
| DDown 11: | Bound by strong ties | |
| DDown 13: | Viral disease once common in children | |
| DDown 14: | Predicament | |
| DDown 15: | Person living in solitude | |
| DDown 16: | Eight-legged creature | |
| DDown 18: | Mediterranean country |