The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 23rd October 2024

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 23rd October 2024. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Illegal betting for Yankees game: book opening
AAcross 5:	Toronto icon is unable to flush out a debtor
AAcross 9:	Former England wicketkeeper who’s seen at the top of the order
AAcross 10:	Fool will not work to include lyric
AAcross 11:	High Court Judge’s dictum reportedly recognised Johnny and Zoe’s statements?	NEWBALLSPLEASE
AAcross 13:	Small engine used to pull buggy
AAcross 14:	Old #1 in Telegraph punches local Independent compiler pdq
AAcross 17:	A bureaucrat, in part panjandrum – and a ringleader
AAcross 18:	What helps to produce portrait if eyewitnesses can recall	EFIT
AAcross 21:	Feature of Carry On Nurse, pricking our Bernie’s nose comically with needle
AAcross 23:	Getting reaction a bit wrong, passport is in front of general
AAcross 24:	Insert cosmetic
AAcross 25:	Screening thirds, this examiner does lines from Sonnets
AAcross 26:	See 1
DDown 1:	Is pinching more than just a dram
DDown 2:	Milestones in MCC	MAIDENCENTURIES
DDown 3:	Dress carried to the North East
DDown 4:	Pest got savvy
DDown 5:	Sort of girl chosen for manipulating defection
DDown 6:	See 5	THEFLOOR
DDown 7:	As subtraction turns out, peculiarly	WITHADIFFERENCE
DDown 8:	Intensely dislikes supporting theatre shows
DDown 12:	House-buyer may want these scams unattributable to rockers?	ALLMODCONS
DDown 15:	Go down, as many will with strike at end of lane	FALLLIKE
DDown 16:	See 15
DDown 19:	Leading actor passing round tips from great experience?
DDown 20:	Mark very particularly chopping cabbage up in one go
DDown 22:	In rising, painfully winged archer