The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 21st August 2001

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 21st August 2001. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Accumulation bet gets record
AAcross 5:	Like Irish lake lacking hermit
AAcross 9:	Point where monocle is used
AAcross 10:	Stagger about quietly in disgust
AAcross 11:	-X/A (ingenious?)
AAcross 12:	Ruinous for an intellect around here in France
AAcross 14:	One is not dressed without one
AAcross 15:	Keen for decimal point
AAcross 16:	Ideal excuse when changing penny for silver
AAcross 18:	Refuse to eat hot buffet
AAcross 20:	Feeling the needle a tiny bit
AAcross 21:	Check cakes over
AAcross 24:	Claim that one's in French town, for example
AAcross 25:	Stars are odd man out
AAcross 26:	Point out scene's gist
AAcross 27:	It covers most of the main features
DDown 1:	Bowl recognisable in-swinger
DDown 2:	Brief agreement
DDown 3:	Lap speed?
DDown 4:	Midas's parting gift?
DDown 5:	Old Year's beginning in caution and a New Year starts festively
DDown 6:	Take off about right - I take off gently
DDown 7:	Storm ends last day trip with two who complain
DDown 8:	Part of empty vessel that can make music
DDown 13:	Idleness of the male population?
DDown 16:	Box to fill time
DDown 17:	What's left mum strapped
DDown 19:	Travelling light?
DDown 22:	Empty balloons start drooping
DDown 23:	Moment to ship plant