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The Guardian Quick Answers - Thursday, 12th February 2015

There are 12 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Thursday, 12th February 2015. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Person skilled at writing
AAcross 8: Peer
AAcross 9: Painter of Girl with a Pearl Earring, d. 1675
AAcross 10: Have a short break (by Brubeck?)
AAcross 11: Interest charged by the Bank of England to commercial banks
AAcross 13: Turn a blind eye to
AAcross 14: (Witty?) chat
AAcross 16: Flood out — enthuse
AAcross 17: Not said
AAcross 19: Keep apart
AAcross 20: Colourless gas, atomic number 86
AAcross 21: Northern diving duck — 1995 Bond film
DDown 1: Raging blaze, spreading quickly
DDown 2: Bring back to life
DDown 3: Native of Belgrade?
DDown 4: Lack of accuracy
DDown 5: Hard bargaining (at yearling sales?)
DDown 6: Something of comfort to little babies?
DDown 7: Old instrument of punishment, using a chair and water
DDown 12: Sweet white wine from around Bordeaux
DDown 15: Sternutation— see Zen (anag)
DDown 18: See 11
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