The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 8th May 2003

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 8th May 2003. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Britten's work scraping the barrel with Wagner's
AAcross 4:	See 1
AAcross 9:	Where some players are in part offside, according to the coach
AAcross 10:	Bread given by mine host voluntarily
AAcross 11:	First accountant to run out of capital
AAcross 12:	What a cucumber produces to raise the spirits (and inspirit one!)
AAcross 13:	Old, cold cigar-maker rolling with a score of Hebrew slaves	NABUCCO
AAcross 15:	Knock off O'Connor first
AAcross 17:	Napoleon and the Tsar embraced standing here, until sitting provided	TILSIT
AAcross 19:	Strike reverting to the mediators? They're shaken, yet fill of beans!
AAcross 22:	Mount unusual rings to impress the Hamburg banker
AAcross 24:	No Scottish regret expressed for this Indian nationalist
AAcross 26:	Can soccer managers expose backscratcher?
AAcross 27:	When hematite and tritium combine	ATTHETIME
AAcross 28:	Cambridge players producing over the top sleight of hand (and not!)	THEFOOT
AAcross 29:	See 28
DDown 1:	Make love in Fiat car plant
DDown 2:	Claim made by one wearing the trousers	BAGSI
DDown 3:	Harks back to Socrates' art, not as debatable
DDown 4:	As distant as Quinn on a trip?	HIGHAND
DDown 5:	24's ready for the game, training with Spain
DDown 6:	Genuine baked beans are thus packed to include recipe, I see
DDown 7:	Manager cooking Man U's geese? So right!	GRAEME
DDown 8:	O! Here's a titbit! Somehow swallow it!	RISETO
DDown 14:	Hell's torment rained down from the Borders to Tyneside!
DDown 16:	Wild tiger seen in this national park
DDown 18:	See 8	THEBAIT
DDown 19:	See 4
DDown 20:	See 7	SOUNESS
DDown 21:	See 1
DDown 23:	Rising over everything: is that plain?
DDown 25:	Having short stature, cry for attention