The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 17th July 2016
There are 13 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 17th July 2016. View the answers below..
The Answers
| Number# | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| AAcross 1: | Come up to scratch | MAKETHEGRADE |
| AAcross 9: | Dethrone | |
| AAcross 10: | Breed of short dog with long silky hair | |
| AAcross 11: | Gorge, overeat | |
| AAcross 12: | Traditional, retro | |
| AAcross 12: | Traditional, retro | |
| AAcross 14: | Beyond ordinary understanding; difficult to see | |
| AAcross 15: | Electricity generator: all-action type | |
| AAcross 18: | Enhance | |
| AAcross 20: | Aura representing saintliness | |
| AAcross 22: | Astringent; sour | |
| AAcross 23: | Computer peripheral | |
| AAcross 24: | Creates conditions for a future event | SETSTHESCENE |
| DDown 2: | Water-related | |
| DDown 3: | Catch sight of | |
| DDown 4: | Move along roughly: pester | |
| DDown 5: | Contradicts | |
| DDown 6: | In an appropriate way | |
| DDown 7: | EU-cleaned goo (anag) | |
| DDown 8: | Serves each side in an argument | CUTSBOTHWAYS |
| DDown 13: | First elements (of language) | |
| DDown 16: | Wantonness: desert | |
| DDown 17: | Pasture grass featured on putting greens | |
| DDown 19: | Lifeless; apathetic | |
| DDown 21: | Softest mineral on Mohs hardness scale |
