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The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 28th July 2009

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 28th July 2009. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Wretched hen parties are so topless
AAcross 5: Slippery slope dumping king and one knave in reservoir
AAcross 9: See 12
AAcross 10: A piece of material hanging, height included a worrying drop
AAcross 11: A life's work for him
AAcross 12: Total blue, Conservative
AAcross 14: Pyramus and Thisbe, perhaps, "As You (Romeo and Juliet) Like It"?APLAYWITHIN
AAcross 18: A third name ejected from drinking hole after having caught four of these in the mouth?CANINETEETH
AAcross 21: Suddenly get something sticky?
AAcross 22: Church built by racecourseSACRECOEUR
AAcross 25: Instrument went backwards, snatched by evil sister
AAcross 26: See 14APLAY
AAcross 27: Wayward boy squashing vermin
AAcross 28: English city ante-lithic? Not entirelyPRESTON
DDown 1: Word of proclamation full of flavour, impressing sweetheart
DDown 2: If poet has long to compose, haiku heard here?
DDown 3: An interest in action delights
DDown 4: Flood: did the butterfly start to panic?
DDown 5: Large stomach booted?SPARETYRE
DDown 6: Scaredy-cat's admission to the country
DDown 7: Strip, as relative pinches hot bust
DDown 8: Pee on the throne with child
DDown 13: Write about each thing involving love being very powerful
DDown 15: Slow to allow attack, borders gone, I see
DDown 16: Do the English, Welsh and Irish get off so?
DDown 17: Plan trap wearing mask, hiding face
DDown 19: Fate under the sea, some say, in the drink
DDown 20: Item in wax, premier in candle material
DDown 23: Approach rugby joke the wrong way
DDown 23: Approach rugby joke the wrong way
DDown 24: See 2
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