The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 30th September 2002

There are 18 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 30th September 2002. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	When I'd entered a fight
AAcross 4:	Oral agreement for a rise
AAcross 9:	Prompt action?
AAcross 10:	They make their names as proverbial listeners	THEMARINES
AAcross 11:	It may be pressed down, but not back
AAcross 11:	It may be pressed down, but not back
AAcross 12:	Science fiction writer about whom divinity ruled
AAcross 13:	Lice in the back room? Don't worry!
AAcross 15:	An outside number that's not designated
AAcross 15:	An outside number that's not designated
AAcross 16:	Told off when offspring left abandoned
AAcross 17:	Flat dweller?
AAcross 21:	He trades in Mercedes, 50% less than new
AAcross 22:	Trapped and dismissed the batsman
AAcross 24:	An early settlement
AAcross 25:	Appears laid back, but is on watch
AAcross 26:	Foreign language could be French
AAcross 27:	State benefit is about right
DDown 1:	Luck going for a song
DDown 2:	Incompetent in English and games
DDown 3:	Not many can provide a word of opposite meaning
DDown 5:	Averts disaster, only to die of hunger
DDown 6:	People leaving, streaming out
DDown 7:	In that respect it controls the horse
DDown 8:	Solicitor's communication?	BEGGINGLETTER
DDown 14:	Alice pops out of the church
DDown 16:	Solve a mystery and become brighter
DDown 18:	It's nice to have scrambled eggs
DDown 19:	Basically, a threat needs to be dealt with
DDown 20:	Strays around men partly found in the woods
DDown 23:	Not appropriate, being excessive