The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd October 2003

There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd October 2003. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Former English kingdom reduced, thanks to our neighbours	MERCI
AAcross 10:	15 novel, "Terrible Truth of Loco Thorpe"	THEFOURTH
AAcross 11:	Beginning of novel: perhaps, "Lord and Servant"
AAcross 12:	See 22	OFWAR
AAcross 13:	... si tnemesrodne
AAcross 15:	See 30	FORSYTH
AAcross 17:	Crack a small number brought into Dover, perhaps
AAcross 18:	Undesirable movement practically contained
AAcross 20:	One Downing Street, no good man, a criminal
AAcross 22:	15 novel where death row's fog obscure	THEDOGS
AAcross 25:	Provides 13 across for guitar players, though no lead
AAcross 26:	Tradesman's admission is perfect
AAcross 27:	Book to convert into newspaper of lower status
AAcross 30:	Fetch frisky order (kinky author)
AAcross 31:	Reportedly, boy now skinhead?
DDown 1:	Point to virtually dumb filth
DDown 2:	See 10
DDown 3:	Quote from 15 novel incestuous, yet I eye no "cooee!"
DDown 4:	Frank, no mixer
DDown 5:	Concerned with this woman adversary upset
DDown 6:	Appearing anaemic, if left for dead, cures sought here within island
DDown 7:	Tired of lifting weapon at end of day
DDown 8:	Bearer of hammer and spike, but not pole
DDown 13:	Plague of live television
DDown 14:	Lie fabricated about principal in Casterbridge, Hardy's answer to get licked	ICELOLLIES
DDown 16:	Egyptian god beheading singers
DDown 19:	US picnic with meat found in Madeira, perhaps
DDown 21:	See 3	TOSEEYOU
DDown 23:	Old gnarled tree in city	EXETER
DDown 24:	Finch with female relative and others
DDown 26:	Suspicious bag unopened
DDown 28:	Record of Hungarian composer heard ...
DDown 29:	... by Italian one either way in London, on order	NONO