The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 2nd January 2001

There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 2nd January 2001. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Strengthen check on police, perhaps
AAcross 10:	Run-producing stroke
AAcross 11:	Drink round drawback to one unwilling to spend
AAcross 12:	European may object to a reverse fastener
AAcross 13:	Old teacher lady in ancient city
AAcross 14:	Characteristic of fleshy part of head after a time, perhaps
AAcross 16:	Splendid bit of writing with unhappy ending	CAPITALSENTENCE
AAcross 19:	Insect acting as brake on vehicle
AAcross 21:	Sound ceremonial observance for Conservatives
AAcross 22:	Girl appearing in first part of Cicero, or any great writer
AAcross 23:	Mad at French trick
AAcross 24:	Shout of welcome for revolutionary monarch
AAcross 25:	Adrift certainly about a foot	OFFCOURSE
DDown 1:	Marked "articulated"
DDown 2:	High position for leading hand in pigskin manufacture
DDown 3:	Business intrigue
DDown 4:	Reject some timid or pusillanimous thrust
DDown 5:	With nice discrimination of French artist, including a version of Act 1
DDown 6:	Thought table to be one of no practical use
DDown 7:	Minister needing to look into the future
DDown 8:	Incline to be on the skinny side
DDown 14:	Masculine component in transgressor
DDown 15:	Shows at which glasses are required?
DDown 17:	Clothing employers give up scrap first
DDown 18:	Futile to turn weapon on a politician
DDown 20:	Cast down when discovered in a plot
DDown 21:	Cause for debate
DDown 22:	Turn up in a small boat
DDown 23:	Instrument found in central Scotland