The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 20th July 2010

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 20th July 2010. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Means of contacting spiller of oil covering general and monarch
AAcross 5:	Edinburgh footballer in departure from show
AAcross 9:	The Moon mythologically has coloratura passages
AAcross 10:	Welcome command to do computing?
AAcross 11:	Potter book given to king with glove on	TOMKITTEN
AAcross 12:	Acknowledgment to one offering mortgage to one coming in late
AAcross 14:	Bachelor girl in touch with Solomon?	SHEBA
AAcross 15:	Scots wear for Welsh party
AAcross 16:	Group of Matabele, a guerrilla force, operate a siege
AAcross 18:	Long sentence for old buck is of the essence
AAcross 21:	Poet into fool?
AAcross 22:	Doctor with a French infection, person in charge of member with very hard task	MOUNTAINTOCLIMB
AAcross 23:	Tate Modern in call for lodging for 11
AAcross 24:	Lady Catherine's place in gross mistreatment	ROSINGS
DDown 1:	Will part on search after tailless insect
DDown 2:	Choose young animal in ritual slaughter to lead to fire	ELECTRICALFAULT
DDown 3:	One frequently corresponding, as swan with dog?
DDown 4:	Job in dockyard: whistleblower wants it
DDown 5:	Temporary help arranged to keep me in period
DDown 6:	Female crossword setter's language
DDown 7:	Sh! Get concealed in 1 down: "beheaded king" assumes what has yet to be proved	BEGSTHEQUESTION
DDown 8:	Shakespearean 9 (part 1) who sleeps on a bank some time (rest of 9)
DDown 13:	Doubt of ex-president losing article about … is it about love?
DDown 14:	Persian ruler's return embraces copper as gladiator	SPARTACUS
DDown 15:	Hostile stuff from European creatures not ending
DDown 17:	Figure from distinguished order getting brush-off outside
DDown 19:	Creature of air (male) to take to water
DDown 20:	Discourage resolve when setter's missing