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The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 16th July 2009

There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 16th July 2009. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: I'm out of place in cable railway containing pen-y-dreadful (that's weird rather than amusing)FUNNYPECULIAR
AAcross 10: Fen chapel gives old money for some …
AAcross 11: … and others get excitement from football
AAcross 12: Removed from herb for snug
AAcross 13: They say you breakfasted or dined late to reduce girth
AAcross 14: Drop handicap before autumnLETFALL
AAcross 16: Stop the man with a banHEAVETO
AAcross 18: Nearly fall over fish in the backwash
AAcross 18: Nearly fall over fish in the backwash
AAcross 20: Fastener securing new boat and (contra­indicated) fertiliser source
AAcross 21: Sister, being into fish, takes to drink, which is puzzling
AAcross 23: One that owes one is no worker
AAcross 24: UK's neutral, without the odds favouring serration
AAcross 25: Film about heartless Sugar returned by ambulance person
AAcross 26: I commemorate, with fruit, odd time an ’Enry succeeded
DDown 2: I'm under fifty in football team, as we are online?
DDown 3: Quick at low temperature
DDown 4: Duck drink and be sick
DDown 5: Cat heard to pull a fast one
DDown 6: Country in Africa left as a surround for its water
DDown 7: City of gold, according to the Sun
DDown 8: Coca-Cola, the King (Elvis, the tops) drunk — it could do with butter icing
DDown 9: Recital of oleaginous passages from ByronISLESOFGREECE
DDown 15: Died in combat area, nothing turning up that would keep one going
DDown 17: Christian was raised during fast days, to add fancy detail
DDown 19: False hat?
DDown 19: False hat?
DDown 20: Castle cake
DDown 22: New and old gold with no end in small island state
DDown 23: The spirit of my version
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