The Guardian Quick Answers - Saturday, 21st December 2019
There are 13 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Saturday, 21st December 2019. View the answers below..
The Answers
| Number# | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| AAcross 1: | Granules used to make a yellow sauce | CUSTARDPOWDER |
| AAcross 8: | Sparkle | |
| AAcross 9: | Of sound | |
| AAcross 10: | Clamp down teeth | |
| AAcross 11: | Short school break | |
| AAcross 13: | Very tired | |
| AAcross 14: | Very strict | |
| AAcross 17: | Steep descent | |
| AAcross 17: | Steep descent | |
| AAcross 19: | Narrow strip of land almost surrounded by water | |
| AAcross 21: | Unable to move | |
| AAcross 22: | Pepys, for example | |
| AAcross 24: | Granules used to make a yellow paste | MUSTARDPOWDER |
| DDown 1: | Toothed wheel | |
| DDown 2: | Affected by something overwhelming | |
| DDown 3: | Initial contribution to the common pot | |
| DDown 4: | Cathedral city of north-east England | |
| DDown 5: | Made rigid and set into a conventional pattern | |
| DDown 6: | Needs (anag) — thick | |
| DDown 7: | Lying down | |
| DDown 10: | Ancient city on the Sea of Marmara | |
| DDown 12: | Long bitter row | |
| DDown 15: | Removed contents | |
| DDown 16: | Dodged | |
| DDown 18: | John Buchan used 39 of them | |
| DDown 20: | Circle of light around the moon | |
| DDown 23: | Sticky black stuff |
