The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 5th February 2017

There are 11 across clues and 11 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 5th February 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Cricketer charged with securing his wicket (to protect 'better' players) until close of play
AAcross 8:	Scottish island of the Inner Hebrides	TIREE
AAcross 9:	Hummock of boulder clay left by a retreating glacier
AAcross 10:	Dental; of, or to do with, teeth
AAcross 11:	Martial art involving stick fighting
AAcross 12:	Behave confidently; stand up against others
AAcross 15:	Unit of heat used in the UK as the basis of gas bills
AAcross 17:	More able to make fine distinctions
AAcross 19:	Send over the edge mentally
AAcross 20:	Reason often given to exculpate someone
AAcross 21:	Focal point of most home entertainment
DDown 1:	One of Britain's largest land-owners
DDown 2:	Three winged sister monsters with 'hair' of writhing snakes
DDown 3:	Italian city, scene of a16th century Counter-Reformation council: English river
DDown 4:	Aggressive boldness; unmitigated effrontery
DDown 5:	Tittering laugh
DDown 6:	Fruit of the gourd family with a hard rind
DDown 7:	Confirm son? Not! (anag)
DDown 13:	Tsarist dynasty
DDown 14:	Oblong cream puffs
DDown 16:	Radical, C2H5, the base of common alcohol
DDown 18:	Good job!: international radio code word