The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 19th December 2001

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 19th December 2001. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Bully lying beside a road with diamonds has a yellow streak
AAcross 10:	Thrown out of bed to join crowd
AAcross 11:	First-class chaps going back for single woodland plant
AAcross 12:	The story of a nut cracked by a widow of Moab
AAcross 13:	Ensign positioned east of Santiago
AAcross 14:	Boon companion's choice eggs thus had about noon
AAcross 16:	Bound to change, to be sure
AAcross 17:	Musically brisk and organised by Miss Fitzgerald on return
AAcross 19:	Mournful guru catches bus with oil sprinkled around
AAcross 22:	Slugs in the morning need a doctor
AAcross 24:	Stage names include a substitute for Lassie
AAcross 25:	Salt lake where cold marine animal loses its tail
AAcross 26:	Almost sluggish when capturing the governor in Bolivia
AAcross 27:	Ballad ain't clean when broadcast
DDown 1:	Piece of furniture makes rare present	OCCASIONALTABLE
DDown 2:	Backhanded pair of editors with 1,000 pounds between them	TWOEDGED
DDown 3:	Bachelor pad gets a brush
DDown 4:	Get up and go to box for safety equipment
DDown 4:	Get up and go to box for safety equipment
DDown 5:	Lustre could be the consequence
DDown 6:	Fat bluebottle, for example, is a not very serious being
DDown 7:	Take over when Australian birds go north
DDown 8:	The old starting signal falls without delay	ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
DDown 15:	Big Jack, the boss, in need of sticky stuff	JUMBOSIZE
DDown 17:	Rich cake in advertisement supplied to worker
DDown 18:	One who punts puts only the last bit of gas in meter
DDown 20:	Understanding exercise, but still getting flu
DDown 21:	Insignificant person turns out nicest
DDown 23:	Literary gang leader has cigarette at home