The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th December 2001

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th December 2001. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Slips below the surface of the river
AAcross 10:	The first prison to strike
AAcross 11:	Not the first two ancillary cooks to be enthusiastic
AAcross 12:	Show Felix embracing nude
AAcross 13:	Some may write off Ibsen plays as romances
AAcross 14:	One-time chancellor delivered drink to songwriter
AAcross 16:	Student in university, one in Staffordshire, has an instrument
AAcross 17:	Music at state ball to welcome back one who came in from the cold
AAcross 19:	For which one might sit still?
AAcross 22:	Find him in the centre of... of the US
AAcross 24:	Contracted hotel to take over part of hospital
AAcross 25:	Forbid the girl's audition and she'll scream until we go
AAcross 26:	Dodge, these days, is captivated by the First Lady
AAcross 27:	Italian with 1,000 volunteers took the biscuit
DDown 1:	Offers surplus one pound to be doled out - amazing!	FULLOFSURPRISES
DDown 2:	Having the strength to admit Miss Carrington is winning
DDown 3:	Wagon traffic
DDown 4:	Spooner's allowed bird to escape	GETLOOSE
DDown 5:	Councillor chap touring the city nursery
DDown 6:	Bluff queen sent back liquor - about a litre
DDown 7:	200 mg, say, of vegetable
DDown 8:	Written references?	LETTERSOFCREDIT
DDown 15:	Set off from school in old hat
DDown 17:	Animal - horse - rears when accountant Gerbeau is up
DDown 18:	This provides the main prospect
DDown 20:	Half made to butt into examination test
DDown 21:	Welsh version of Greene novel
DDown 23:	Bosses are posh folk, they say