The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 5th August 2005

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th August 2005. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	A First Lady resilient and hard inside, for all that
AAcross 5:	One-horse lot
AAcross 9:	Seducer unwilling to take one to Rio
AAcross 10:	To be sure in performance
AAcross 12:	Mild and bitter: no spirit to be seen
AAcross 15:	Tries to change ceremonies
AAcross 17:	When the Devil drives, listen to presses with new wine	NEEDSMUST
AAcross 18:	Being irritable, select pin differently
AAcross 19:	Hearsay, so not completely unconditional	ONDIT
AAcross 20:	Person behind the times takes cycle to work
AAcross 24:	Frivolous capers could lead to an awkward predicament
AAcross 25:	Other side of old pages united with Christian writings
AAcross 26:	Ridicule met with anger
AAcross 27:	Monkeys, perhaps, first group to withdraw
DDown 1:	Sharp stone for the remaining persons	ALLTHEREST
DDown 2:	US gossip needs time with old PM about to talk endlessly
DDown 3:	Film actress in love with almost cruel one
DDown 4:	Rosencrantz's companion is single, having turned awkward	GUILDENSTERN
DDown 6:	Aims often turned into policies
DDown 7:	Cast-off newspaperman must support America
DDown 8:	Excitement when Dorothy turns up with a ring
DDown 11:	Fell heavily, having reached right inside a boiler	CAMEACROPPER
DDown 13:	Restraint makes less than proper husbands tense
DDown 14:	Figurines making Tate test us when recast
DDown 16:	Smooth French author gets certificate
DDown 21:	Get around in a carriage for golf tournament	PROAM
DDown 22:	Prays for assignments not yet started
DDown 23:	Run as a left-winger