The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 24th May 2005

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 24th May 2005. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Paddy gets so much foreign spirit
AAcross 5:	No right for damned one still awaiting verdict
AAcross 9:	Weird taste of real ale?
AAcross 10:	Novelist left in Lancashire town	BURNLEY
AAcross 11:	Ministerial office, beyond having to speak
AAcross 12:	Lines on the cinema
AAcross 13:	Wear down with front teeth (back, in a manner of speaking)
AAcross 15:	With Howard's leader-ship chaotic Tory epic describes many a politician
AAcross 17:	Wallaby in 21 with no jump over a bit of sea
AAcross 19:	Composer in anger starts to look back
AAcross 22:	A girl depicted in porcelain	ARITA
AAcross 23:	Echoing voice entertained the old king
AAcross 25:	Article owing to editor, it might be argued
AAcross 26:	Concentrated on how numbers are recorded on earth
AAcross 27:	It's well drawn in Wonderland
AAcross 28:	A term in construction of religious edifice
DDown 1:	It's conceited for the owner to play it
DDown 2:	Capital rising in endless social upheaval
DDown 3:	Movement in which boy takes first note
DDown 4:	Material for idle talk in artificially homely surroundings
DDown 5:	To make gentle progress it's better avoiding extremes
DDown 6:	Molest while in charge - it could carry a charge
DDown 7:	Arrangement of Israeli composer	SALIERI
DDown 8:	Old poet captured the old leading lady
DDown 14:	Vigorous contortion of MacStingy
DDown 16:	Belief in diverse divinities - one such is among them
DDown 17:	Approval for archbishop when in a hole
DDown 18:	Slaver starts down the river
DDown 20:	Force to become less well nourished, like Ruth
DDown 21:	Withdraw on account of a celebration
DDown 23:	Equip to put a stop to rejection of Brussels
DDown 24:	Language involved in formulating a dodgy dossier