The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 2nd October 2000

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 2nd October 2000. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Circumvents current faults	SHORTCIRCUITS
AAcross 10:	Frequent stop	HANGABOUT
AAcross 11:	Saw about group composition
AAcross 12:	Purpose of police duty
AAcross 13:	Wicked and I can't, alas, reform
AAcross 14:	Recognised by the critics?
AAcross 16:	Increase keenness?
AAcross 18:	Showed off, though second-rate and badly dressed
AAcross 20:	Resembled a damaged knee-cap on the outside
AAcross 21:	Addressing some criticism
AAcross 23:	Part of floral plate design?
AAcross 24:	She requires daily refreshment
AAcross 25:	No less sure to find out
AAcross 26:	Defeated by the elements?
DDown 2:	She gets the theatre in an uproar	HENRIETTA
DDown 3:	Respond to plea to go back on stage
DDown 4:	Frustrated, that's what a mule is!
DDown 5:	Turns to stare about
DDown 6:	Hammers home	UPTONPARK
DDown 7:	The keynote to good health?
DDown 8:	Glass-cutter?	SHIPINABOTTLE
DDown 9:	A tree leaning over a ramp, perhaps
DDown 15:	Aware of son acting badly
DDown 17:	Pull out all the stops? Could be just the opposite!
DDown 19:	A number agreed to correction, being humble
DDown 20:	Pride in its arrival is no sin for the parents
DDown 22:	Deposit for a house
DDown 23:	Deposit a jacket and hood