The Guardian Quick Answers
Wednesday, 9th January 2013
There are 12 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Wednesday, 9th January 2013. View the answers below..
The Answers
| Number# | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| AAcross 1: | Sandy colour — bare skin | |
| AAcross 3: | Unimportant people? | |
| AAcross 8: | Nothing to write home about | |
| AAcross 9: | Grappling combatant | |
| AAcross 11: | Essential point (for an accountant?) | |
| AAcross 14: | Small chicken - small soldier | |
| AAcross 15: | Collected works | |
| AAcross 17: | (Out of shyness) barely able to speak | |
| AAcross 20: | Counter-statement | |
| AAcross 21: | Cold shoulder | |
| AAcross 22: | Shakespeare's Anne | |
| AAcross 23: | System of weights for precious stones and metals | |
| DDown 1: | African lemur-like primate | |
| DDown 1: | African lemur-like primate | |
| DDown 2: | Glass home for wet pets | |
| DDown 4: | Degree of optimism (of troops, perhaps) | |
| DDown 5: | California city | |
| DDown 6: | People | |
| DDown 7: | Royal house (of the white rose) | |
| DDown 10: | US "mafia" | |
| DDown 12: | Meal eaten in front of the box | |
| DDown 13: | Rebellious British youth of the 1950s | |
| DDown 16: | Tropical lizard | |
| DDown 18: | Curved structure | |
| DDown 19: | Assist (in doing wrong?) |