The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 28th February 2016

There are 12 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 28th February 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	For fear that; in order to prevent
AAcross 3:	Padded part of a bed
AAcross 8:	Plant with facilities for manufacturing
AAcross 9:	White marking on the lower part of a horse's leg
AAcross 11:	Small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh
AAcross 14:	In cricket, a batsman who plays the first ball of an innings
AAcross 15:	Symbol of disgrace or infamy
AAcross 17:	In the main
AAcross 20:	Copycat
AAcross 21:	Roman Emperor, 54-68 AD
AAcross 22:	Complicate or exaggerate (something)
AAcross 23:	Banter, joke
DDown 1:	Cut of meat used to make a guard of honour
DDown 1:	Cut of meat used to make a guard of honour
DDown 2:	Rent slip? (anag)
DDown 4:	Someone who originates, causes or initiates something
DDown 5:	As a (frequently unwanted) climax	TOCAPITALL
DDown 6:	Redact, perhaps
DDown 7:	Communicate silently
DDown 10:	Coal mine advance invented by Sir Humphry Davy in 1815
DDown 12:	Press heavily upon; distress
DDown 13:	'-------- in the Park', Neil Simon play filmed in 1967 with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford
DDown 16:	Breed of rabbit or cat, the former name for the Turkish capital
DDown 18:	---- di Jesolo, Italian Adriatic resort
DDown 19:	Loathsome