The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th October 2005

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th October 2005. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Apt to have Bond reading about the character he created	PADDINGTONBEAR
AAcross 9:	Raspberries, perhaps, given frequently to French dressed smartly?	SOFTFRUIT
AAcross 10:	Naughty child goes topless, displaying boob
AAcross 11:	Lord Archer now with New Labour?	EXCON
AAcross 12:	Was Tutankhamen such a wimp?	MUMMYSBOY
AAcross 13:	Sittings needing many smalls? One, I suspect
AAcross 14:	Perfect kiss, embracing model	SPOTON
AAcross 17:	Drivers without licence to appear in nude, unfortunately suspended
AAcross 19:	At this stage, bird injected with drug, finished
AAcross 22:	Cheese 'n' ham melt melting on end of tongue
AAcross 24:	Rest of tramps having to shelter right scum
AAcross 25:	Reportedly black vegetable
AAcross 26:	Plain green ties, knotted
AAcross 27:	Weakling claiming a Greek character involved in high treason? royal offence thus declared?	WEARENOTAMUSED
DDown 1:	Delivers words with conviction?	PASSESSENTENCE
DDown 2:	10s evident as changes sides
DDown 3:	Where documents found to conceal soldier meriting a smacked bottom?
DDown 4:	Groaning, our man definitely has eaten!
DDown 5:	Rice tucked into when lunch could be, when it should be!
DDown 6:	Muscular six-footers, the second gutless
DDown 7:	One falling head over heels in love with eccentric woman after car crashes
DDown 8:	Constantly gnaw at, considering catching some lunch?	PREYONONESMIND
DDown 15:	No fees held up by former foreign secretary Paul, for example
DDown 16:	Ultimately, wine left inside (and outside!) wine cabinet
DDown 18:	One drink or another discovered in lounge
DDown 20:	State of being in force
DDown 21:	Companion wants yucky nose picked
DDown 23:	Free article from the bottom, the very bottom