The Guardian Speedy Answers

Sunday, 19th July 2020

There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 19th July 2020. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	John ---- (1513-72), Scottish Protestant reformer
AAcross 3:	Lateral spread of an aircraft or aerial creature
AAcross 9:	Most-populous city of Illinois, the third-largest in the USA
AAcross 10:	Lowest deck on ship, above the hold
AAcross 11:	Gershwin's vehicle for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers (1937)	SHALLWEDANCE
AAcross 14:	Buff: stir up
AAcross 16:	Umbilicus: central point
AAcross 17:	Gee-gee?
AAcross 18:	Sentence of a court not involving imprisonment
AAcross 21:	City and province of Spain, birthplace of St Teresa	AVILA
AAcross 22:	Pronounceable word or name formed from initial letters of others
AAcross 23:	Indian diamond, part of the British Crown Jewels since 1849	KOHINOOR
AAcross 24:	Make a fuss: sea mist
DDown 1:	Commences a game of rugby or football	KICKSOFF
DDown 2:	Spiritual board
DDown 4:	Nigerian native whose tribe was in the majority in Biafra at the time of the 1967-70 conflict	IBO
DDown 5:	Crawl; grovel	GOONALLFOURS
DDown 6:	Aquatic bird which gives Louisiana its nickname
DDown 7:	Back side (scruff) of the neck
DDown 8:	Severe hindrance or crippling encumbrance
DDown 12:	Simply, 'the King' of Rock and Roll?
DDown 13:	Disqualification of a particular demographic from doing something
DDown 15:	Hotline? (anag)
DDown 19:	Relating to the soul, mind or spirit
DDown 20:	Take pleasure; lie in warmth or sunshine
DDown 22:	Bother; song and dance