The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 20th August 2017
There are 12 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 20th August 2017. View the answers below..
The Answers
| Number# | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| AAcross 1: | Pertaining to, or affecting, the liver or liverwort | |
| AAcross 5: | Folky Englishism for the badger | |
| AAcross 8: | Kicks someone when they're down | PUTSTHEBOOTIN |
| AAcross 9: | Cape Cod town: county town of Cornwall | TRURO |
| AAcross 10: | Understanding | |
| AAcross 12: | Go for it! | TAKETHEPLUNGE |
| AAcross 14: | Laboratory tube | |
| AAcross 16: | Send, as payment | |
| AAcross 18: | Enforces one's authority by coming down hard on | CRACKSTHEWHIP |
| AAcross 20: | Prepare to surf, perhaps? | |
| AAcross 20: | Prepare to surf, perhaps? | |
| AAcross 21: | Irregular, not dependable | |
| DDown 1: | Push off! | HOPIT |
| DDown 2: | Sheer chance | |
| DDown 3: | Retaliation | |
| DDown 4: | Green-coloured liqueur | |
| DDown 5: | Make one's dislike heard | |
| DDown 6: | Chamber ensemble, a Mendelssohn favourite | |
| DDown 7: | Mull of -------, 1977 UK No1 for Wings | KINTYRE |
| DDown 11: | Arctic pack ice resident | |
| DDown 12: | Emblematic | |
| DDown 13: | Sexually precocious young woman | |
| DDown 15: | Car accident, usually not too serious | |
| DDown 17: | Issue | |
| DDown 19: | Connections; family |
