The Guardian Quick Answers - Thursday, 30th July 2009 There are 26 across clues and 23 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Thursday, 30th July 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: QuestioningQUIZZICALAAcross 1: Take or put onASSUMEAAcross 4: Subtropical shrub or treeACACIAAAcross 8: (Depleted) layer of gasOZONEAAcross 8: Deceive by concealing weaknessBLUFFAAcross 9: AttackASSAULTAAcross 9: Spiteful womanHELLCATAAcross 10: Very hungryRAVENOUSAAcross 10: Essential constituent of bones and teethCALCIUMAAcross 11: Beelzebub's homeHELLAAcross 11: One footing the billPAYERAAcross 12: Very largeHUMONGOUSAAcross 13: ChaosMAYHEMAAcross 14: Part of speechADVERBAAcross 16: BloodyRAREAAcross 17: Domestic workerHOME HELPAAcross 17: Female sorcererWITCHAAcross 19: ChilledICE-COLDAAcross 19: Battle areaWAR ZONEAAcross 19: Battle areaWARZONEAAcross 20: Less goodWORSEAAcross 21: ModernLATTER-DAYAAcross 21: Each time it gets darkNIGHTLYAAcross 22: Hairdressing establishmentSALONAAcross 23: CatchENTRAPAAcross 24: What a hero must drink, according to Dr JohnsonBRANDYDDown 1: Dominant womanQUEEN BEEDDown 1: Office of the head of a religious houseABBACYDDown 2: StuckINARUTDDown 2: Boot-in-mud soundSQUELCHDDown 3: EnthusiasmZESTDDown 3: Civilian dressMUFTIDDown 4: Notorious lawsuit, for exampleCAUSE CELEBREDDown 5: Careless shepherdess?LITTLEBOPEEPDDown 5: Ballad — dance — orchid — sea nymph — moon of SaturnCALYPSODDown 6: Military justiceCOURT-MARTIALDDown 6: SwaggeringCOCKYDDown 7: Mechanism for moving things alongCONVEYOR BELTDDown 7: Main routeARTERYDDown 9: Author of "For Whom the Bell Tolls"HEMINGWAYDDown 12: Waste (eg time)IDLEAWAYDDown 13: Brahman sageMAHATMADDown 14: All puffed up!SWOLLENDDown 15: BaseSORDIDDDown 15: Slight painTWINGEDDown 16: With enthusiasmKEENLYDDown 18: Part of an earLOBEDDown 18: Close — drunkTIGHTDDown 20: Bit of a step up?RISER