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The Guardian Quick Answers - Friday, 23rd August 2013

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Friday, 23rd August 2013. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Tried
AAcross 8: Secret departure (by moonlight?)
AAcross 9: Off-the-cuff
AAcross 9: Off-the-cuff
AAcross 10: German Mr
AAcross 13: Plant with erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
AAcross 15: Beginning (of species?)
AAcross 16: Exceptional intellect
AAcross 17: Evening meal
AAcross 19: Church caretaker
AAcross 20: Underwater detection system
AAcross 21: Sound of contentment
AAcross 24: Arousing lustful feelings
AAcross 25: River of the Yorkshire dales
AAcross 26: Vegas beer (anag) — beer etc
DDown 2: Mobile phone message
DDown 3: Were (anag)
DDown 4: Toy weapon
DDown 5: Insect with large rear pincers
DDown 6: Assuage
DDown 7: Currently
DDown 11: Shop early (anag) — tomfoolery
DDown 12: Irish countyTIPPERARY
DDown 13: Biographies
DDown 14: Not in a month of Sundays
DDown 18: Go around
DDown 19: Ferocious
DDown 22: Opera set in ancient EgyptAIDA
DDown 23: Christmas
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