The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 31st October 2024

There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 31st October 2024. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Optimistic, like male of 17ac?
AAcross 8:	Writer in retreat welcomed by fat cat
AAcross 9:	Eagle not the last for Gary Player?
AAcross 10:	Heavy defeat at home by City, as per usual
AAcross 12:	Ridiculous record by 17ac
AAcross 13:	Life’s in a mess for 17ac
AAcross 15:	Bed broken by adult film
AAcross 16:	Peer tackling drip in toilet
AAcross 17:	Swimmer occasionally ill at ease doing backstroke?
AAcross 18:	Unlimited plums to take on again
AAcross 20:	Gang member bored by opening of Magic Flute
AAcross 21:	Cabaret dancing queen is 17ac
AAcross 22:	Brother working within revolutionary unit
AAcross 24:	British artist coming back in time to entertain
AAcross 25:	Female virtue cracked secret
DDown 1:	Young adult in passive stage
DDown 2:	Footballer on the up – hard worker and big beast!
DDown 3:	Husband leaving smoking pot in a lost state
DDown 4:	Communist country’s borders admitting drug tolerance
DDown 5:	“Howzat” call from Lyon saving Australia
DDown 6:	Old nag
DDown 11:	Most partisan United fan whipped up anger on street
DDown 12:	Charlie to get away from 17ac
DDown 14:	Mark regularly using satnav maps
DDown 16:	Sleepy dictator’s gun loaded
DDown 17:	Square couple holding joint for fellow traveller
DDown 19:	Barney Rubble is 12dn
DDown 20:	Show around a lost American
DDown 21:	Crack and heroin smuggled by 17ac
DDown 23:	Blue, like stilton supplied by Spooner