The Guardian Quick Answers - Friday, 27th December 2019
There are 12 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Friday, 27th December 2019. View the answers below..
The Answers
| Number# | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| AAcross 1: | Corporate raider who sells off parts of a company for personal gain | ASSETSTRIPPER |
| AAcross 8: | Indian state, former Portuguese colony | |
| AAcross 9: | Boring hard cheese (informal) | |
| AAcross 10: | Quickness | |
| AAcross 11: | Form of hydrated silica, often used as a gemstone | |
| AAcross 13: | Clergyman | |
| AAcross 14: | Exist permanently as part of | |
| AAcross 16: | Contest of speed | |
| AAcross 17: | Kept within limits | |
| AAcross 20: | Small thin sausage | |
| AAcross 21: | Be prostrate | |
| AAcross 22: | Someone excessively affected by a hard luck story | |
| DDown 1: | Rage | |
| DDown 2: | Unscrupulous dealing | SHARPPRACTICE |
| DDown 3: | Shyness | |
| DDown 4: | Provokes — a stunt (anag) | |
| DDown 5: | Two people considered together (informal) | |
| DDown 6: | Odds and ends used in a particular pursuit | |
| DDown 7: | Beat back | |
| DDown 12: | Instantly | |
| DDown 13: | Woody centre of an ear of maize | |
| DDown 13: | Woody centre of an ear of maize | |
| DDown 15: | Region | |
| DDown 18: | Inhabited | |
| DDown 19: | River crossing |
