The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 11th July 2003

There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th July 2003. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	American diffidence where dollars are involved
AAcross 8:	Paint spray is not appropriate
AAcross 9:	Give one a ring
AAcross 11:	Idiots - old ones possibly
AAcross 12:	One takes a bow, still shaky after church
AAcross 13:	Party unknown to a foreign country
AAcross 15:	Resort to the nether regions and corruption
AAcross 17:	French - base breed, rough but cultivated
AAcross 17:	French - base breed, rough but cultivated
AAcross 20:	Ruth contains first example of devotion
AAcross 21:	Arbiter of cooked delicacy
AAcross 23:	Nazi thugs in vulgar military expedition
AAcross 25:	It was the making of the first lady
AAcross 26:	Plant when season's not begun
AAcross 27:	Once gay, perhaps with reason to do with women
DDown 1:	Amicable source of warmth that can be lethal
DDown 2:	Stars manage without motoring organisation
DDown 3:	Back pay given new priority
DDown 4:	Ladies one might have formed a connection with
DDown 5:	Rubs out spot embodying greasy spoon repulsion
DDown 6:	Zola doesn't end without a message
DDown 6:	Zola doesn't end without a message
DDown 7:	Can active culture protect against disease?
DDown 10:	Flyer turns to Meryl Streep out east
DDown 14:	Book of Life
DDown 16:	Embracing clairvoyance, employing nothing intermediate
DDown 18:	City (part urban) liable to spread?
DDown 19:	Sound measure of tenth Babylonian deity?
DDown 22:	Rising friction over small vehicle's personal cover
DDown 24:	Grotesque figure derived from the manticore