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    The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th December 2000

    There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th December 2000. View the answers below..
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    Number# Clue Answer
    AAcross 1: Wine presented by female is in the right hand
    AAcross 5: Maybe spelled wrong, claim about silver
    AAcross 9: Crazed family gang drinks gin cocktail on board - making more room for gin? (10.5)
    AAcross 10: Piece of Beethoven in the Choral
    AAcross 11: Secretary of State once identifying royal vocalist
    AAcross 12: Hair swept back? Mr Rusbridger must be in love
    AAcross 14: Covering of 100 decibels?
    AAcross 15: Beg for a degree while in prison?
    AAcross 16: Record first conducted without leader of choir going barefoot
    AAcross 18: Article by poet Robert gets a penalty: a paper devil can't shock where there's no 11 without the Queen (poet Andrew)THEGRAVES
    AAcross 21: I face disaster without that famous fidd-ler fellow in the old song where there's no 11 without the QueenAFINE
    AAcross 22: See 18ANDPRIVATEPLACE
    AAcross 23: Extra something for the choir to wear, say?
    AAcross 24: Make as if to nurse in advance?
    DDown 1: See 21
    DDown 2: Contrive to include an alcoholic's trouble (terminal) in locomotive combinationENGINEANDTENDER
    DDown 3: Girl on stray horse - is she from Tralee?IRISHROSE
    DDown 4: How to get into a hospital? Turn up as a free marketeer
    DDown 5: Polygon's property of (in the text) any old dateMANYSIDES
    DDown 6: £1 for one performance by tenorGIGLI
    DDown 7: Effect of global warming to conflict with a game he playedCHANGEOFCLIMATE
    DDown 8: The hots - very hot - must be given a gloss
    DDown 13: Vicar, keeping what he got from the Co-op, has American resurrectedRRDIVIVUS
    DDown 14: Criticise pupil for making jelly
    DDown 14: Criticise pupil for making jelly
    DDown 15: Don't talk to the girl with the sword
    DDown 17: Don't go off where you're thrown in - hang onto the millstreamDEEPEND
    DDown 19: Right to range in the country
    DDown 20: Pay attention and beg, in the proper place, quietly
    DDown 20: Pay attention and beg, in the proper place, quietly
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