The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 3rd October 2003

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 3rd October 2003. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Hopin' for relief when achin'
AAcross 5:	Shield to absorb impact?
AAcross 9:	Operation of falling in love?	HEARTTRANSPLANT
AAcross 10:	Gate for those facing the bowling	MENIN
AAcross 11:	Mend a torn dress with decoration
AAcross 12:	In Scotland they say 'Thicko! Stupid!'	DUNSINANE
AAcross 14:	Journalist, having gone to jail, is given corporal punishment
AAcross 15:	BT swapped wooden spoon for other prize
AAcross 16:	To Nelson it meant a load of balls
AAcross 18:	What nurses did after a shift, turning to port
AAcross 21:	One with a concern in a holiday resort	IBIZA
AAcross 22:	Posh station with a junction wanting space down the line	VICTORIABECKHAM
AAcross 23:	Contract given to a composer
AAcross 24:	Lives with corrupt desires
DDown 1:	Humiliated by a spurious education
DDown 2:	Patrol leader takes girl in with force - if force makes a controller of development	PLANNINGOFFICER
DDown 3:	Rubbish and untidy mess - nature of an all-rounder?
DDown 4:	She's not quite like other girls
DDown 5:	Senor of the road as well as in the dance
DDown 6:	Bird with covered head
DDown 7:	What to do if the puzzle is too difficult	LEAVEUNFINISHED
DDown 8:	Staff guarding art collection took turns
DDown 13:	European Union bearing modified vegetable produce
DDown 14:	Once worn, often battered
DDown 15:	Country girl from Birmingham, initially
DDown 17:	Arithmetic is rejected by renaissance scholar
DDown 19:	Former SM first to wind round
DDown 20:	Robes embroidered, but not gaudy