The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 2nd August 2020

There are 12 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 2nd August 2020. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Place of wickedness: gambling joint	DENOFINIQUITY
AAcross 8:	Æthelred the -------, king of England 978-1016
AAcross 9:	----- Murphy, WWII hero and movie star	AUDIE
AAcross 10:	Greek Muse of love poetry
AAcross 11:	Firmly attached
AAcross 12:	Cuban rum cocktail	MOJITO
AAcross 14:	Char, singe
AAcross 17:	US Congress building
AAcross 19:	Recurring theme
AAcross 21:	Lay to rest
AAcross 22:	Covered walkway; porch
AAcross 23:	Amicably close a discussion without accord	AGREETODIFFER
DDown 1:	Contrived plot device in a play or novel
DDown 2:	Bellini opera (1831) with the aria Casta Diva
DDown 3:	At full stretch or top speed
DDown 4:	Deny; speak of something in a negative manner
DDown 5:	Drink deeply and thirstily
DDown 6:	Researcher; collator and sorter of documents
DDown 7:	Give way in a forum to another speaker	YIELDTHEFLOOR
DDown 13:	Largest planet in our Solar System
DDown 15:	First WWI battle (1917) to deploy tanks successfully	CAMBRAI
DDown 16:	Second city of Syria
DDown 18:	Rich cake and cream dessert from Austria
DDown 20:	Pilferer or pickpocket, for instance