The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 24th March 2003

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 24th March 2003. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Container ship
AAcross 4:	Pose, holding award: a form of acceptance
AAcross 9:	Stygian fare
AAcross 10:	A subject for those who have a mind to study
AAcross 11:	Thus a West African country becomes an East African
AAcross 12:	Party member who went to pot
AAcross 13:	Its members have strong links
AAcross 15:	Deep sea fish
AAcross 16:	EXCELS
AAcross 17:	Dare to raise objection
AAcross 21:	Holy orders?
AAcross 22:	Jack has a way with him in foreign parts
AAcross 24:	One needs capital, becoming number one in France
AAcross 25:	It turns to face the blow
AAcross 26:	Aunt about to get a distinction in Indian dance
AAcross 27:	Trial to find alternative to softwood
DDown 1:	Piped music
DDown 2:	Alice is out to get her	CELIA
DDown 3:	Discovering English work of intelligence
DDown 5:	Processed heroin available at a price	ONHIRE
DDown 6:	Complicated to work out
DDown 7:	Forcibly puts forward awkward truths to school head
DDown 8:	Confirmed they do lie down all over the place	DYEDINTHEWOOL
DDown 14:	I'm ready with first-rate ad-lib
DDown 16:	Arching in embarrassment
DDown 18:	Left one gainfully employed as an apprentice
DDown 19:	Several flukes prevent the balloon going up
DDown 20:	Cloth worker?
DDown 23:	Show, we hear, to look back on