The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 24th October 2000

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 24th October 2000. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	B-Bunthorne's first clue b-blitzed by Araucaria's first two - could be a Messerschmitt?	BUBBLECAR
AAcross 6:	Contrarily entered the bar?
AAcross 9:	See 21	SORTOFTIMEDOYOU
AAcross 10:	Mad? They must be cracked!
AAcross 11:	See 21	THISTHEN
AAcross 14:	Scrappy 0-0, ie zilch, of very little order
AAcross 15:	Drink's first dispatched, then aroused
AAcross 16:	Conductor of mass in church, perhaps?
AAcross 18:	Songwriter provides occasion for dancer and a prancer
AAcross 20:	Bird's mate approaching ducks
AAcross 21:	Hear wife's homily to sot that couldn't order, as "last orders" was hours ago
AAcross 25:	See 3	THECATDRAGGEDIN
AAcross 26:	Hard, 1 down? To a point
AAcross 27:	Bittersweet drama reviewed "without a clue", almost withdrawn
DDown 1:	Stinker of a problem by setter for "Petty Officer"
DDown 1:	Stinker of a problem by setter for "Petty Officer"
DDown 2:	House of correction for regressive little boy, last resort
DDown 3:	Appearing dishevelled, hangdog role attacked with such a sarcastic comment
DDown 4:	Name the place, so to speak
DDown 5:	Within dilapidated realm, Shed appears so?
DDown 6:	Commercial for the River Test
DDown 7:	Beast's depressing call when eagle's head and leonine tail removed
DDown 8:	Having forced Euro entry, one can compete no longer
DDown 12:	Smuggling scam established to circumvent prohibition
DDown 13:	Excitable type of crow with bolt, perhaps, swallowed
DDown 14:	Game that's bound to stop
DDown 17:	Stand for left and centre, but not right
DDown 19:	Tasmanian pet should be chained, as devilish
DDown 22:	Tango dancing in Polynesia?
DDown 23:	See 21
DDown 24:	Asian city of fragrancy