The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 7th February 2002

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 7th February 2002. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Class leaders with 24 down-ing French pretender
AAcross 9:	The fruit of 24 down does not die
AAcross 10:	Type of gun to be crazy about
AAcross 11:	Field with a single calf? Don't touch!
AAcross 12:	Universal wrong number backed with the same notes
AAcross 14:	Cat is kept by chimp to spur the taste buds
AAcross 15:	French lady-24 down - Tony's with her in company	CHERIE
AAcross 17:	Study of insects - 50% the bee, they say - is to put one out of circulation
AAcross 20:	Shepherd's "History of the Mouth"?
AAcross 22:	Trick most of third power lately come to earth	FOXCUB
AAcross 23:	Queen (English) - second ditto with English song	BERENGARIA
AAcross 24:	Similar to or less than 24 down
AAcross 25:	Courage and its Dutch origin?
AAcross 26:	Mother's hole that wasn't there	MACAVITY
DDown 1:	Mountain climbing, an encouragement for a sort of 24 down
DDown 2:	King whose heart was 23's?
DDown 3:	Join the ranks and down may follow
DDown 4:	Excessively 24 down ode to United Nations (piano setting)	DOTEUPON
DDown 5:	24 down letter from Beiderbecke: about to duel with student revolutionary
DDown 6:	Anyone for having 24 down for nought?
DDown 8:	Bat, wrinkled with age, may go to pot
DDown 13:	Second little article with skill supplied by 24 down-ed one
DDown 16:	Provide water to Baltic city in strange rite
DDown 18:	Guided minister of German blood to devour poor Kent	BLUNKETT
DDown 19:	Bell rung in the style of 25
DDown 21:	Syrian port to drink, a form of pop
DDown 22:	One in 24 down (one may hope), settled in cafe
DDown 24:	Cosmic rotary factor?