The Guardian Speedy Answers

Sunday, 2nd August 2015

There are 11 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 2nd August 2015. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Fare better than all the rest	COMEOFFBEST
AAcross 8:	Willow for basket-making
AAcross 9:	Sniped
AAcross 10:	Pardon
AAcross 11:	Beethoven's 'Archduke': famous piece written for this ensemble
AAcross 12:	Stretch of water between the North Sea and the English Channel
AAcross 15:	Establishments where alcoholic drinks are served
AAcross 17:	Introductory section of an oration or discourse
AAcross 19:	One hundred centimos
AAcross 20:	For all to see
AAcross 21:	Factor or action decisive to an outcome	MAKEORBREAK
DDown 2:	Bracing air of old; now seen as potentially toxic
DDown 3:	African country, capital Asmara
DDown 4:	Used a strategy in a race to tire out opponents	FORCEDTHEPACE
DDown 5:	Token of distinction in a particular field; proudly displayed wound or injury bravely taken	BADGEOFHONOUR
DDown 6:	Herring of the east North Atlantic
DDown 7:	City and former republic in NE Italy
DDown 13:	'The Rose of ------': song/film title featuring a town in County Kerry, Ireland	TRALEE
DDown 14:	Patronising term for an elderly woman	OLDDEAR
DDown 16:	Queen in the Bible unnamed except for her country; Balkis or Bilkis in the Quran	SHEBA
DDown 18:	Extreme