The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 14th December 2014
There are 10 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 14th December 2014. View the answers below..
The Answers
| Number# | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| AAcross 1: | Tanned and coarsened from being outdoors | |
| AAcross 8: | Spanish fizz... | |
| AAcross 9: | ...French fuzz! | |
| AAcross 10: | Capital of Arkansas | |
| AAcross 12: | Explosive device prone to backfiring – figuratively (when hoisted?) | |
| AAcross 14: | Corporal punishment | |
| AAcross 15: | Finish, wind up | BEDONEWITH |
| AAcross 19: | Final crushing defeat | |
| AAcross 20: | Flamboyance | |
| AAcross 21: | Told tales | TITTLETATTLED |
| DDown 2: | Meaner XI (anag) | |
| DDown 3: | '----- of the Town': one receiving the acclaim of one's peers | |
| DDown 4: | Brainiac | |
| DDown 5: | Five-stringed musical instrument | |
| DDown 6: | Citizen of the 49th state of the USA | |
| DDown 7: | Jane Austen's fourth novel (1815) | |
| DDown 11: | Kick start | |
| DDown 13: | Surrounding, enveloping | |
| DDown 14: | Eric -------, Manchester United idol of the 1990s | CANTONA |
| DDown 16: | Dig deeply | |
| DDown 17: | Seize forcibly | |
| DDown 18: | (Usually) dry desert riverbed |
