The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 25th July 2002

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 25th July 2002. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Strange plea about standard in dress
AAcross 5:	Letter of introduction? No, the other way round	DEARSIR
AAcross 9:	Spike's number in the programme
AAcross 10:	I keep students in after fling, as rebuke
AAcross 11:	Evening suit for places of entertainment
AAcross 12:	Timber trade
AAcross 14:	A warning to stop the plantation of trees
AAcross 18:	Eg "Get the letters moving!" has money associated with it
AAcross 21:	Drive away - no parking for the dance
AAcross 22:	Shutting up one politician undoing reforms
AAcross 25:	Bird enclosure placed for defending from retaliation
AAcross 26:	Loose relative loses head
AAcross 27:	Unions in dispute about small particle
AAcross 28:	Chats freely about rings in collusion
DDown 1:	Put university course in and hang on
DDown 2:	Fail exam in Agriculture?
DDown 3:	Ramblers require it, of course
DDown 4:	Half allocation drunk in the pub
DDown 5:	Tar in neglected surroundings put right
DDown 6:	It's of a similar nature in the making
DDown 7:	Do without ridicule at the cut
DDown 8:	Possibly resign about 51, because of drink?
DDown 13:	Thus one shows agreement, more or less	FAIRENOUGH
DDown 15:	We dig together, but not in the garden
DDown 16:	Drink provided to support pirate at sea
DDown 17:	TA bosses arranged protection against fire
DDown 19:	Place to order drink and/or bits anyway
DDown 20:	Departure, for example, remains untimed
DDown 23:	Viewer's measure of the spirit
DDown 24:	Traveller's game