The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 12th September 2002

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 12th September 2002. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Cosmetic exercise for all to see in Pope's action?
AAcross 9:	One can tell when a pupil isn't working
AAcross 10:	Putting money on a dog is commonly practised
AAcross 11:	Someone in uniform teased within earshot
AAcross 12:	Beginning to go below, prisoner brought in explosive
AAcross 13:	Most in street upset about awful din
AAcross 14:	Beg President to take precedence
AAcross 15:	Very big vehicle may be what film actor is after
AAcross 17:	Twenty years ago Labour MPs were downtrodden!
AAcross 20:	Sort of food thing covered in grain
AAcross 22:	Bread no longer available across the Channel
AAcross 23:	Went berserk in diatribe about Brazilian city	RANRIOT
AAcross 24:	Composer of operas using percussion instrument in one
AAcross 25:	To be unseeing, to somehow keep necessarily quiet	BITEONESTONGUE
DDown 1:	Like some of the accountant's figures presented for discussion	BROUGHTFORWARD
DDown 2:	Vulgar American four entertained by their President no longer
DDown 3:	One not expected to score is emotional about excellent half-century
DDown 4:	Lard that is besetting bloke mostly responsible for enervation
DDown 5:	Clown, eccentric - one of a lovely bunch?
DDown 6:	Trunk coming from gnarled roots
DDown 7:	Late deliveries on the field - water on the ground, we hear?
DDown 8:	Various pieces in street I coveted, but he may have deterred me!
DDown 14:	Case getting left with female bits and pieces
DDown 16:	Upright character in church opposing drink
DDown 17:	Left after dinner?
DDown 18:	Something in computer - a bit sticking up, almost broken
DDown 19:	Old sailor performing on a soapbox?
DDown 21:	Type size for characters used in the literature