The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 22nd February 2001

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 22nd February 2001. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Laments about flowers for virtuous statues	PLASTERSAINTS
AAcross 10:	Pulpit in Italian city nearly used by Salvation Army for dance
AAcross 11:	Fish for birds
AAcross 12:	Mr Average is a model following the ninth in Miss West's family diagram...	MANIN
AAcross 13:	See 12
AAcross 14:	... or on the American lady writer in German house, after applause	CLAPHAM
AAcross 16:	See 14
AAcross 18:	Single but still on board
AAcross 20:	Fast runner doesn't sound honest
AAcross 21:	Georgian building, perhaps, with water laid on
AAcross 23:	Public money for Ulysses?
AAcross 24:	Cowboy's home in the kitchen?
AAcross 25:	Tommies with hearts and diamonds converted to religion
AAcross 26:	Return of theology coming in to symbolise temporarily	FORTHEPRESENT
DDown 2:	French article: "My dance, monsieur?" to Herb
DDown 3:	Make love at the golf club?
DDown 4:	Slip on slip?
DDown 5:	Oarsmen in trouble on the Ligurian Sea	SANREMO
DDown 6:	Lack of ability to compete in composition
DDown 7:	See 22
DDown 8:	First time doctor up to being in charge of anaesthetists, periodically tabled	ATOMICNUMBERS
DDown 9:	Question to the watch about hostile advance?	WHATISTHETIME
DDown 15:	The birth of heraldry?
DDown 17:	Unit of the Territorials with beasts on either side
DDown 19:	Dickens's Bentley driven initially on liquor up a tree	DRUMMLE
DDown 20:	Cathedral rendering of 13 in Durham
DDown 22:	9 at 23 across 20 down? Little difference from other point under canvas	TENTO
DDown 23:	Explanation for a topcoat