The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 8th May 2006

There are 15 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 8th May 2006. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Stops one's car; they may be shooting
AAcross 5:	Treading slippery slope
AAcross 9:	Latin American country holding an alternative view
AAcross 10:	Father gets backing to exchange fruit
AAcross 11:	One gets nothing but pleasure from this task
AAcross 13:	Macho boss
AAcross 14:	There's lots you may buy at these
AAcross 17:	You could lose a whole day going over it
AAcross 17:	You could lose a whole day going over it
AAcross 18:	Footwear hamper
AAcross 20:	He has stacks of work to do
AAcross 23:	Interfere, being audibly cross
AAcross 24:	A support in cooking or riding, perhaps
AAcross 25:	One who insists on giving direction to a trout catcher
AAcross 26:	They may be round or square
DDown 2:	Exceptional pear crop
DDown 3:	Learning to recognise that student has the advantage
DDown 4:	To hush an upset baby is rather mean
DDown 5:	Coarse fractions that can be cubed?
DDown 6:	Offer made by pilots before landing
DDown 7:	Force politician into clumsy lie
DDown 8:	Rag merchant
DDown 12:	Love sent by email?
DDown 15:	Nice point to make right at the beginning
DDown 16:	Genuine support for a team of stars
DDown 19:	Indeed upset when refused
DDown 21:	The doctor joins me in a drink
DDown 22:	Playboy making love in the French way