The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd November 2001

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd November 2001. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Torpor of leaderless pitmen assigned back inside
AAcross 10:	Building form into centre of good short book
AAcross 11:	(and 16) Santa induces quiet actor to order writer to carry the man in the street	CLAPHAM
AAcross 12:	Promised to be busy
AAcross 13:	They say it's turned out fair in Perth
AAcross 14:	Back Frank about a form of Latin/Italian
AAcross 16:	See 11
AAcross 17:	Provincial liberal American turned up in pouring rain
AAcross 19:	Not let poet, from start to finish, bring up a continental 10?
AAcross 22:	Takes forty winks, turning over to stretch
AAcross 24:	Cave in Michigan placed over no-good setter
AAcross 25:	Where it's unsafe to cradle a baby with wind?
AAcross 26:	Cockney chap quickly rejected the necktie
AAcross 27:	Use it to pick up speed turning round, say
DDown 1:	Ways of talking round Milton? C-c-curious work
DDown 2:	Deep set triumphal song by American about uppity independent old girl
DDown 3:	Topless, catty and restless
DDown 4:	Express to appear not so often without a break
DDown 5:	Captivated by snake, Laurie became hypnotised
DDown 6:	Old African jailbird to leave the French calaboose at last
DDown 7:	Greatly desired species, we're told
DDown 8:	Capital entrance for 11 16	LONDONTRANSPORT
DDown 15:	Left base
DDown 17:	Recognisable quality of a card, perhaps
DDown 18:	Spooner's gratuities overcome one bringing colour to the face
DDown 20:	An Olympian trophy brought back for the leader
DDown 21:	Wanted to have made some dough, say?
DDown 23:	Blasted Robinson!