The Guardian Speedy Answers

Sunday, 21st February 2021

There are 10 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 21st February 2021. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	One in command or very successful	KINGOFTHEHILL
AAcross 8:	Kidnap for naval service; press
AAcross 9:	Piece next to a knight on a chessboard
AAcross 10:	Ashes: stays
AAcross 12:	Accustomed; par
AAcross 14:	Rate: central nervous system stimulant
AAcross 16:	In accord with the latest fad; stylish
AAcross 19:	Support for a coffin
AAcross 20:	Island in San Francisco Bay, once a prison	ALCATRAZ
AAcross 22:	Extremely disappointed and/or frustrated	SICKASAPARROT
DDown 1:	Quintessence; significance
DDown 2:	African country, capital Kampala
DDown 3:	Casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
DDown 3:	Casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
DDown 4:	Part of a church in front of the altar often separated from the nave by a screen or rail
DDown 5:	One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
DDown 6:	Numbers unsuccessfully competing in a race	ALSORANS
DDown 11:	I exit PLC? (anag)
DDown 13:	Extractor used to deliver babies
DDown 15:	Interjection announcing a great discovery
DDown 17:	Improvement: throw over
DDown 18:	Gounod opera, primarily on Marlowe's play
DDown 21:	Old Testament minor prophet and book