The Guardian Speedy Answers

Sunday, 8th January 2012

There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 8th January 2012. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	'Squirearchy'?
AAcross 4:	See 1
AAcross 9:	Grotesque
AAcross 10:	Ancient African region absorbed into S Egypt
AAcross 11:	Leans to the side
AAcross 12:	Red tint? (anagram)
AAcross 13:	Be on the wrong end of a tirade	GETANEARFUL
AAcross 18:	Religious outcast
AAcross 20:	Break like a glass or cup
AAcross 22:	German town, the capital of the northern empire in Roman times
AAcross 23:	Blissful state (Hindu or Buddhist)
AAcross 24:	Hopeless
AAcross 25:	Insignia
DDown 1:	Appends a category to something or someone
DDown 2:	Derogatory term for those with extreme racist or authoritarian views
DDown 3:	Landmass extending from Cape Roca in the west to Cape Dezhnev in the east
DDown 5:	Boredom; weariness
DDown 6:	Diorama
DDown 7:	Restless and turbulent
DDown 8:	Describe the background to a story, event, etc	SETTHESCENE
DDown 14:	Stud, perhaps, or a drop?
DDown 15:	Raised platform
DDown 16:	Anything that makes one feel encouraged	SHOTIN
DDown 17:	See 16	THEARM
DDown 19:	Body, minus its head and limbs
DDown 21:	Take advantage