The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 19th February 2009

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 19th February 2009. View the answers below..

Also try..
All The Guardian Cryptic Answers All Publications

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Mean to collect water, dropping in fish
AAcross 9:	Past the Americans in a streak of lightening, he won Olympic gold	USAIN
AAcross 10:	Agree on a prim, unusually improper, arrangement?
AAcross 11:	On securing a number of degrees, one has a political obsession	OBAMAMANIA
AAcross 12:	Finish off drink
AAcross 14:	Country hospital in the end needing joiner
AAcross 15:	See 25
AAcross 17:	Star beaming all over the place	BIGNAME
AAcross 20:	It's given to individual in case most irritating
AAcross 22:	Drug travelling through older relative not reaching the end
AAcross 23:	Arena thus taken aback, Jack runs, beating one of four
AAcross 24:	Might one get out on this part of a wicket?
AAcross 25:	What the hanky-less minstrel might end up with in song?
AAcross 26:	Those people preserving old book for religious studies
DDown 1:	Capital city finally beaten, not corresponding
DDown 2:	Writer can't be found soon
DDown 2:	Writer can't be found soon
DDown 3:	Jewellery item to bring up, say
DDown 4:	All but extremes scrubbed in dirty, horrible old soap
DDown 5:	I pull up to grab drink with a native of Gandhinagar, perhaps
DDown 6:	Picture the White House for Latinos
DDown 7:	Slacking is never keeping up the standard
DDown 13:	Environmental campaigner game to save energy, given pardon after time
DDown 16:	Possible chance on good service
DDown 18:	See 10
DDown 19:	Duck into street close to path in covert movement
DDown 21:	Double the force of gravity ending in collapse, bringing sudden pain
DDown 22:	Top is green, getting old
DDown 24:	See 9