The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 3rd March 2004

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 3rd March 2004. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Plant appearing different in lead
AAcross 5:	Immobilise white queen's starting position with black
AAcross 9:	Cows drink in insects
AAcross 10:	Time for virgin to return and break out
AAcross 11:	Catchy melody?
AAcross 12:	Vote for Albion left out, hope mistakenly, though might this be the reason?
AAcross 14:	Fruit in hands ...
AAcross 15:	... or in hands
AAcross 16:	Checker of car rust retired
AAcross 18:	Plant aggression caused by stink?
AAcross 20:	Hairstyle (women's) set in stone loosely as a deep thing
AAcross 21:	Place for a backless back
AAcross 24:	These associated with Eros especially
AAcross 25:	Sort of frequency to bend almost half right round
AAcross 26:	Cut for a game of cards
AAcross 27:	Class remains disrupted
DDown 1:	Fish with bird on top
DDown 2:	Cruise virus needs no intro played with drum roll?
DDown 3:	Bird needs heart with wings clipped
DDown 4:	Duty owed here to James, incomplete prince, English Stuart perhaps	BONDEDWAREHOUSE
DDown 5:	Confuses though most basic, double confused
DDown 6:	Cat and dog, perhaps, upset by bird and fish, showing wit	STEPHENFRY
DDown 7:	Ruler of France taking the biscuit
DDown 8:	Frames with pole lifted after ten turns
DDown 13:	Appeared to be perfect model, then do I seem kinky embracing mine?
DDown 16:	Oaf seemingly unconcerned about northern Iraq, formerly
DDown 17:	Theatre worker part of the furniture?
DDown 19:	Adoring puzzle that's said not to be difficult to solve
DDown 22:	Despise decapitating something once beaten about hard
DDown 23:	Fruit from this on hand