The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 3rd December 2003

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

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Spinner sets up this caught and bowled - old boy we brought in
AAcross 4:	A container so appropriate for plant
AAcross 9:	In firm I serve a money-grubber
AAcross 10:	Sandy area - call for skimpy attire	GEESTRING
AAcross 11:	Beastly noise and smell accompanying old city resident nearby
AAcross 12:	Medieval official to pass through a narrow opening
AAcross 13:	A message those in education may come to terms with	BACKTOSCHOOL
AAcross 17:	Our quiet man's in trouble from the beginning
AAcross 20:	Part of Commonwealth using old books in the past	OTAGO
AAcross 21:	Restore what sounds like rule, say
AAcross 23:	Guest band playing in parliament	BUNDESTAG
AAcross 24:	A non-medical doctor, one held to be a sucker
AAcross 25:	After party, Harry holds container for giving to charity
AAcross 26:	Parish officer who'd be about to cause trouble on TV
DDown 1:	Finding a succession of oriental rulers in Northants town - not right!	COMINGBY
DDown 2:	Tree or shrub that English NCO's planted in soil
DDown 3:	What about expertise in the land?
DDown 5:	Unclouded reasoning exposes Conservative man peddling nonsense, weak leader
DDown 6:	Number to rampage endlessly with America having a bad name
DDown 7:	The man confronting one female - leading lady seen as a "cow"
DDown 8:	A number of soldiers turned up to make an impression
DDown 10:	Go to a man's aid, possibly crossing road initially - as he might have?
DDown 14:	Explosive individual in explosive situation off the coast	THESOLENT
DDown 15:	The woman in the group may be humiliated
DDown 16:	Second-rate individual - one loved, they say, doing absolutely nothing?
DDown 18:	Not being on the side of the angels? That's prohibited
DDown 19:	Act of deception in which girl's got shot at table
DDown 22:	Part of suit that is found in the garden