The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 4th July 2001

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 4th July 2001. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Graduates's research station returns the ointment
AAcross 5:	What one goes back to at the drawing-board?
AAcross 8:	Old transport for the chop?
AAcross 9:	Fight continued to the finish
AAcross 11:	Young sprouts in the salad?	MUSTARDANDCRESS
AAcross 12:	Make ready for sailing while in dock
AAcross 13:	Indecisive boundary row
AAcross 17:	Roads meet in confusion round the North; they can improve things
AAcross 18:	Back scores: one known for shooting
AAcross 20:	Smooth flow of language, or a mistake?
AAcross 23:	One we get to return in different ways: an attendant
AAcross 24:	TNT - as in explosive flash
AAcross 25:	Showing mettle - or metal?
AAcross 26:	A group of spectators not right in the cooking area!
DDown 2:	Notice the formal letter allowing entry
DDown 3:	Half county's transport one dismissed as a financial burden ...
DDown 4:	... one tramload could be awkward ...
DDown 5:	... and no transport turns up for painter
DDown 6:	Function? To preserve a cushy job!
DDown 7:	The town's team, they say
DDown 8:	Work without security on locks for sirens
DDown 10:	Centre minds to settle for good judgement
DDown 14:	Man in defiance is becoming more obscure
DDown 15:	Perform mathematical task and get in tangle with estimate
DDown 16:	Recommend a defender
DDown 19:	The inventor left a little something
DDown 21:	Nitre - active or passive?
DDown 22:	Empty tray holding rum drink