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The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 31st May 2011

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 31st May 2011. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: 23's nesting cups?BRAINTREE
AAcross 6: Part that's just my sort of thing!
AAcross 8: Waste, I trusted, that's what it is!
AAcross 9: 23's Dagenham employer once behind girls, oddly dismissedILFORD
AAcross 10: Blend containing oxygen, last of dry air
AAcross 11: In-flight security device takes energy from asteroid drifting around back of Jupiter
AAcross 12: 23's good child, back shortlyEPPING
AAcross 15: Antelope, best one unfortunately ending in wok
AAcross 16: 23's favourite of 5 importing baccy, finally
AAcross 19: 23's blonde bombshell
AAcross 21: 23's marriage of two boysBASILDON
AAcross 22: See 6 downWALDEN
AAcross 24: Urge one to divide parties
AAcross 25: Most filthy is it, with germ spreading?
AAcross 26: Queen of Iran, never
AAcross 27: Figure I make, certainly disheartened, nothing to write about
DDown 1: Note, always a note that comes up
DDown 2: It was deduced by taking port during short month
DDown 3: Sharp like a fly, might you say?
DDown 4: Places hosting one's fights
DDown 5: English king out of the country, promoted over the new queen
DDown 6: 23's Kelly perhaps taking grass or spliff ultimately, strong, while standing on head
DDown 7: Old Venetian, bow in hair, old look
DDown 13: Act of making cool programme about jazz player I love
DDown 14: Slowly eat away at some bacon daughter's dressed formally?
DDown 17: A lie is conceived about Catholic leader to strip one of clerical status
DDown 18: Killer with first of goons, punching destroyer
DDown 20: Mass meetings run with friends
DDown 22: A little bit needed to secure second game
DDown 23: Favourite of 5's opponents, having jolly good fun
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