The Guardian Quick Answers

Friday, 31st August 2012

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Friday, 31st August 2012. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Police station
AAcross 8:	Lift
AAcross 9:	(Dough made with) cornmeal
AAcross 10:	Covered with hair
AAcross 11:	Firecracker
AAcross 13:	Explanation — interpretation
AAcross 15:	Electrical device in an internal-combustion engine
AAcross 15:	Electrical device in an internal-combustion engine
AAcross 18:	Salted ’n' vinegared item?
AAcross 21:	(US) aircraft carrier — cropped haircut
AAcross 21:	(US) aircraft carrier — cropped haircut
AAcross 22:	Caterer (anag)
AAcross 23:	Lively movement, usually in 3/4 time
AAcross 24:	Guess (the future)
DDown 1:	Manages
DDown 2:	Rice seasoned with spices and cooked with meat or vegetables
DDown 3:	Skidding manoeuvre in a car	HANDBRAKETURN
DDown 4:	Female bird (with a proud partner?)
DDown 5:	Graph of educational progression?
DDown 6:	Dog resembling a greyhound
DDown 7:	Sea between Greece and Turkey
DDown 12:	Quick witty remark
DDown 14:	Chooses
DDown 15:	Most secure
DDown 16:	Indifference — lack of interest
DDown 17:	Computer
DDown 19:	Native of Basra, perhaps
DDown 20:	Fold in a skirt