The Guardian Quick Answers

Wednesday, 20th July 2022

There are 13 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Wednesday, 20th July 2022. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Just — almost not
AAcross 5:	Launder
AAcross 5:	Launder
AAcross 9:	Black tea from north-east India
AAcross 10:	Mercury and silver alloy still used by some dentists to fill cavities
AAcross 11:	It's pressed when you don't want to wake up	SNOOZEBUTTON
AAcross 13:	Large book
AAcross 14:	German toast
AAcross 17:	Like life?
AAcross 20:	Most ventilated
AAcross 21:	Unit of liquid capacity (though not in the UK of beer)
AAcross 22:	Keep the engine running when stationary
AAcross 23:	Wetness
DDown 1:	Influence
DDown 2:	Store for arms and ammunition
DDown 3:	Free trade area with no tariffs
DDown 4:	Brexiteer?
DDown 6:	Lingo of a particular group
DDown 7:	All Earth's inhabitants
DDown 8:	Major post-Christmas events for shopaholics	JANUARYSALES
DDown 12:	One who seduces and exploits young women — eg anvils (anag)
DDown 15:	Japanese treatment involving pressure with the fingers to points on the body — as hit us (anag)
DDown 16:	Three sheets to the wind
DDown 18:	Austrian state, capital Innsbruck
DDown 19:	Humorous image, video or short text that spreads rapidly by internet