The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 31st August 2000

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 31st August 2000. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Initially operate sand to receive invisible creature's head
AAcross 5:	Laughed till bust in 12's 19's situation ...	LUDGATE
AAcross 10:	See 5
AAcross 11:	... whence gnat eats badly worried nine with much umbrage
AAcross 12:	See 11
AAcross 13:	Bullish fashion statement?
AAcross 14:	Set to work to make a cheaper engine
AAcross 16:	Supporters' visits?
AAcross 17:	Supporters' goose step?
AAcross 19:	Cardinal ends holding a red hat awkwardly in his seat
AAcross 23:	Matthew's part to play -- no amateur in novel room	ATTHETOP
AAcross 24:	See 27
AAcross 26:	A vicar forged dead queen's signature -- one for the road!
AAcross 27:	Natter foolishly about feature back on the 15
AAcross 28:	Victorian writer takes it from Labour politician
AAcross 29:	Antique pearls provide easy money	OLDROPE
DDown 2:	Where the fate of down-and-outs without energy is worked out
DDown 3:	Was 23, having straight lines
DDown 4:	Arrival includes physical education by an equal
DDown 6:	Hard as the bed of the one 23?
DDown 7:	Made like Parmesan, about three points
DDown 8:	Disclose your medieval sports
DDown 9:	Hard labour for pirate king having forty winks?	FLINTKNAPPING
DDown 15:	The poorer nations put their money on the end of the 11 12	SOUTHBANK
DDown 18:	Russian girl's farewell embrace of Scottish boy	TATIANA
DDown 20:	Low sound that's real, not straight from the shoulder
DDown 21:	Whence helicopters go off to Paris?
DDown 22:	Letter-writer from twin city whose is opposite the 15
DDown 25:	Put off some French potatoes