The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 31st January 2002

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 31st January 2002. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Language in which to mark up a diary
AAcross 5:	Composer interrupting historian may be source of distress in hospital
AAcross 9:	Energy to the rear in such philosophies as Taoism and Maoism?
AAcross 10:	American can come round and mingle
AAcross 11:	Bear locked up inside craft
AAcross 12:	A dramatic genre's returned to the people
AAcross 13:	Delicacies half-cooked by hero
AAcross 15:	Tenancy agreement constitutes all he does
AAcross 17:	Dull character taking degree within degree - it's a hoax	BOMBSCARE
AAcross 19:	Follow Spenserian class (dropped from Wenceslas's, unfortunately)
AAcross 22:	Drink is getting in the way
AAcross 23:	Prove to be more than striking song
AAcross 25:	Refuse to reply at notorious flash point
AAcross 26:	Not censored, containing nothing hot or rude
AAcross 27:	Letters 12 to 14 spelled out on front of tiny building block
AAcross 28:	Terrorist target born in backpack?
DDown 1:	Large plant containing a small volume of sticky stuff
DDown 2:	Deranged racist pursuing origin of gut and of stomach
DDown 3:	Lord of a Belgian town
DDown 4:	Information on country to its own privates
DDown 5:	Overturned vehicle on Cyprus with snout
DDown 6:	Sword provides barrier to a heated exchange
DDown 7:	The flower of common soldiers in love with officer
DDown 8:	Stone or Space Age lady's odd characters
DDown 14:	Frantic terrorist agents journalist put up
DDown 16:	Dumbfounded at finding a point to conflict
DDown 17:	Born to roam the bush
DDown 18:	Plant drinking up the French wine
DDown 20:	Shady payments involving Manchu clan's leader
DDown 21:	Largely inferior joint service
DDown 23:	Where film actors work in the beginning
DDown 24:	Dirty article taken away by broker