The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th December 2000

There are 13 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th December 2000. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 4:	Where Jack meets Frank ...
AAcross 6:	... this, too, may be the end of the 7
AAcross 9:	See 17
AAcross 10:	Marriage - so flirtation's a non-starter
AAcross 11:	House having seen off nous
AAcross 11:	House having seen off nous
AAcross 15:	Cineraria needed, with something cold about to block nose, perhaps?
AAcross 17:	"Silver" was found under "argent" here (long, though abridged, version)	THELONE
AAcross 18:	Requesting 24, though deserving punch	ASKINGFORIT
AAcross 22:	Exercises to keep thin and on seafood diet
AAcross 23:	See 4
AAcross 24:	Extremely inadequate point of entry for drink
AAcross 25:	See 5
DDown 1:	Criminal looted European city
DDown 2:	See 12	DARLINGTON
DDown 3:	Cattle offered in foreign currency? No thanks, you'll get a dog
DDown 4:	Record in which unknown associate of Lloyd Webber almost reveals his role
DDown 5:	Game should belong to coxed crew for Oxford, perhaps?	NINEMENS
DDown 7:	See 21
DDown 8:	Not entirely open, so closed
DDown 12:	Early 7 required to keep 17's words of affection to companion to the point	STOCKTONTO
DDown 13:	I'll say wow to free gold
DDown 14:	Being worried, work longer hours?
DDown 16:	Snooker champion might possibly be described as a nutter
DDown 19:	Litter the difference between England and Australia, perhaps
DDown 20:	Unscrupulous trader promoting big guns
DDown 21:	Musical sequence describing minor interval?