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The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th November 2000

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th November 2000. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Notes stammer when speaking to a debt dodger
AAcross 6: Painter's in bilge, we're told
AAcross 9: Climbs with limbs special to these insects
AAcross 10: Tossed out this sort of clue about sport
AAcross 11: Military unit seeking engagement? Quite the opposite
AAcross 12: Sad blow
AAcross 14: Not a shoemaker's tool heard in making clever clogs
AAcross 15: Honourable, this Roman and others around
AAcross 17: Falsifier of records given fresh start - and still he cheats
AAcross 19: Bare all over the head? That's his hair all over the bed!SPOONER
AAcross 20: Old writer having ritual drink in retreat
AAcross 22: Barrier to free speech?
AAcross 25: Girl taking first puff without a smoke
AAcross 26: Slow passage of old ship on lake
AAcross 27: Stalky and gannet-like, except for head
AAcross 28: Flushed game in partly forested area of LondonREDBRIDGE
DDown 1: Chanced getting a hat trick of diamonds
DDown 2: Naval unit, heading for Deal, say, makes portFLEETWOOD
DDown 3: A club is one place out of order for this type
DDown 4: Handicap by turning right and heading back
DDown 5: Put up ally in Queen's Suite
DDown 6: Blood money paid in Chicago
DDown 7: That is low - could be lower
DDown 8: Largely low shelter restyled for this person
DDown 13: One has The Times ordered
DDown 14: Criminal traced to Leatherhead
DDown 16: Exchanged views? That's taken for granted!
DDown 18: Rover plant
DDown 19: Crew member checks mounting fear in different ways
DDown 21: Animal, one of many in the pound
DDown 23: Tea, say, lying on pit of stomach
DDown 24: Tarry rope
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