The Guardian Quick Answers - Tuesday, 22nd December 2020
There are 12 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Tuesday, 22nd December 2020. View the answers below..
The Answers
| Number# | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| AAcross 1: | Widespread butterfly with orange-brown wings | PAINTEDLADY |
| AAcross 9: | Qualm | |
| AAcross 10: | Suitable | |
| AAcross 11: | Supercharger | |
| AAcross 13: | Baseball position behind home plate | |
| AAcross 14: | Talk tearfully | |
| AAcross 15: | Voluntary | |
| AAcross 18: | Not in any place | |
| AAcross 20: | Professional funny man | |
| AAcross 21: | Situated towards the stern | |
| AAcross 22: | According to general belief | |
| AAcross 24: | Third place gong | |
| DDown 2: | Buffoon | |
| DDown 3: | Nauseating | |
| DDown 4: | Indicate | |
| DDown 5: | Set fire to | |
| DDown 6: | Muscular partition between thorax and abdomen | |
| DDown 7: | US national history museum in Washington DC | SMITHSONIAN |
| DDown 8: | Extinct flying reptile — dotty carpel (anag) | |
| DDown 12: | Drops from the sky | |
| DDown 16: | Typical menswear item | |
| DDown 17: | Moving movie | |
| DDown 19: | Houston-based gas and oil company, destroyed when fraud was revealed 2001 | ENRON |
| DDown 23: | Molecule containing organisms' genetic code |
