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The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 13th May 2008

There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 13th May 2008. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Fast, about to be chasing good whiskyGLENLIVET
AAcross 6: Sweet Cicely's right hand is on my right
AAcross 9: Pupil mimic encompassing his ends
AAcross 10: Society man's endeavour to pursue work with clever arguments
AAcross 11: Reprimand for not very flighty creature, not altogether hot stuff
AAcross 12: Pullman's girl stars in family rave-up
AAcross 14: In previous incarnation, what went wrong in Saturday's return for satire on either side of ...THATWAS
AAcross 15: ... what ends then with explosive piercing 24 kingTHEWEEK
AAcross 17: Parson first in seat to see what's coming
AAcross 19: Visible intelligence
AAcross 19: Visible intelligence
AAcross 20: First for Goliath - part with David's head
AAcross 22: Two Greek characters reportedly having a go at shrinking?
AAcross 25: Wade, say, from Tyneside towards Keswick and Muscat?
AAcross 26: Virus causing reversion in a part of the ear
AAcross 27: Way to get over wall, they say
AAcross 28: Entries in order for wine producerNIERSTEIN
DDown 1: Feed abrasively?
DDown 2: Former paying guest partly retained by headless parson to bowdlerise
DDown 3: Prepares ambush for stories carol singer could tell?LIESINWAIT
DDown 4: Faces twice the traditional 18
DDown 5: Go at more than 1,850 metres per hour overhead
DDown 6: Supplier of "light ... on land or sea"?
DDown 7: Cross for messer about in boats
DDown 8: Call to note the thing said in the theatreHAYMARKET
DDown 13: Sparky nature to be showing if it's sense
DDown 14: Write to officer (American) that gives name to closest relations
DDown 16: Half this like this gets setter to reel
DDown 18: Think-tank, perhaps, with retribution almost up
DDown 19: Frank's follower to infuriate
DDown 21: Baseline artist?
DDown 23: Long time no start
DDown 24: Pretty little cloth without a bit of dye
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