The Guardian Speedy Answers

Sunday, 7th February 2021

There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 7th February 2021. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation
AAcross 5:	Iraqi oil port
AAcross 8:	Set in iron? (anag)
AAcross 9:	Priest's robe
AAcross 10:	Place, site
AAcross 12:	Not in a solid or liquid state
AAcross 13:	Stay calm in a difficult situation	KEEPACOOLHEAD
AAcross 15:	Thin, sheer fabric traditionally made from silk
AAcross 17:	Slender antelope of southern Africa
AAcross 19:	Goal; target
AAcross 20:	String-playing musician
AAcross 22:	Material made from the fibres of flax
AAcross 23:	Adult; of age
DDown 1:	Small glass bottle, used for samples, potions, etc
DDown 2:	Dope; blockhead
DDown 3:	One trained in the making/serving of coffees
DDown 4:	Selling very cheaply	GOINGFORASONG
DDown 5:	Welcome unexpected event: additional emolument
DDown 6:	Kitchen-sink drama
DDown 7:	Third Caliphate of Islam in the 8th and 9th centuries	ABBASID
DDown 11:	9-wearing individual
DDown 13:	Clever Dick
DDown 14:	Small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
DDown 16:	David -----, suave British post-war film star	NIVEN
DDown 18:	Misbehave badly
DDown 21:	Auberge