The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd October 2002

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd October 2002. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Novelist and daughter joining the riff-raff
AAcross 5:	Become enthusiastic, fighting politician outside university
AAcross 5:	Become enthusiastic, fighting politician outside university
AAcross 9:	Blast school when there's a girlfriend around!
AAcross 10:	Punch appears in seaside location next to church
AAcross 12:	Philosopher on toilet naps, drifting off
AAcross 15:	Remedying a deficiency that will make Underground announcement superfluous?	CLOSINGTHE
AAcross 17:	See 15
AAcross 19:	"A-Levels? I'd swot!" - possibly that's traditional "wisdom"
AAcross 20:	See 19	WIVESTALES
AAcross 22:	Might they offer a drug to the man with an oral problem?
AAcross 26:	Poems that may come from silly bard leaving pub
AAcross 27:	Presumably Mrs Marcos found this huge bird
AAcross 28:	Assault on crossword grid carried out with military precision?
AAcross 29:	See 28
DDown 1:	Pop art's origin seen in this?
DDown 2:	A perfect society only half in evidence on account of the car
DDown 3:	Left-winger with energy and power achieves prominence in Scotland	BENNEVIS
DDown 4:	Middle of Fleet Street has work in bar
DDown 6:	Former dictator presented with gold key	AMINOR
DDown 7:	Sort of boom coming from man with wind
DDown 8:	A place that offers good mountain views in bad conditions?	PRETTYPASS
DDown 11:	Serving of veg that is providing iron
DDown 13:	It might be tricky for basic actor
DDown 14:	Well done, like healthy food
DDown 16:	Heartless girl - an irritation, a difficulty
DDown 18:	Town ultimately famous for having the glass	STHELENS
DDown 21:	Home for Ahab, one lamenting audibly
DDown 23:	Short programme for the handicapped?
DDown 24:	Description of a decree to reverse one evil
DDown 25:	Trade in leather? The game's up!