The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 18th August 2000

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 18th August 2000. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Orally support a vessel
AAcross 5:	Bandage pillion-riding women
AAcross 9:	Thanks for gathering a velvet starfish, maybe	HARVESTFESTIVAL
AAcross 10:	Nothing in the basics after 'e makes blunder
AAcross 11:	In return match fellow's replaced by team leader before first side netted
AAcross 12:	Straw mattress spells trouble to girl in gym
AAcross 14:	Run away girl drops pen
AAcross 15:	Retrospectively drive off outcast
AAcross 16:	Naturally belonging in a missing sequence thus
AAcross 18:	Top beetle?
AAcross 21:	It is not commonly corrupt
AAcross 22:	Apologising for oriental thingumajig in competent dish	EATINGHUMBLEPIE
AAcross 23:	Old instrument - in the wind section?
AAcross 24:	Place for things to go
DDown 1:	Refuse pile of cash he appropriated	ASHHEAP
DDown 2:	Drink drowns characteristic suffering in one representing people
DDown 3:	Umpire, perhaps, of last appeal?
DDown 4:	Right off the beam when following
DDown 5:	Confection from sugary substance
DDown 6:	"Room at the Top" in Greek
DDown 7:	One who thinks Satan's cooler about rising turmoil?	DEVILWORSHIPPER
DDown 8:	Expand the General Assembly
DDown 13:	Catapult fish into vessel on boiling
DDown 14:	Peg's back, admitting "small arm produces short letter"
DDown 15:	Unruly without holding boring instrument
DDown 17:	Table things in Franglais to downsize the SNCF?
DDown 19:	Unclean weapon?
DDown 20:	Lady's fingers smell with sticky stuff on