The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th August 2007

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th August 2007. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Help backward people and get a mouthful
AAcross 5:	She takes a short step	ASTRID
AAcross 9:	Begin with leading upper class character
AAcross 10:	Rally driver taken short on Greek island	PATMOS
AAcross 11:	English readers make the signs of the times
AAcross 12:	Lack of enthusiasm over the church backing opera
AAcross 14:	Side in stress being seldom on track of late	STEAMTRAIN
AAcross 18:	Put down rug inside - perfect!
AAcross 22:	New member has a month on the rocks
AAcross 23:	Clerical writer (not English)
AAcross 24:	Courtesy titles involve the Queen having considerable bills
AAcross 25:	30 centimetres discalced?
AAcross 26:	Comprehend saying of repeated alternation
AAcross 27:	French back behind London hearing an old tune
DDown 1:	One sleeps around
DDown 2:	Turkish official tea bag masher
DDown 3:	Junk consumed has to go round
DDown 4:	Early example of an oxymoron?
DDown 6:	Where there's very little point to motor to London?
DDown 7:	Sort of treatment soldiers face
DDown 8:	What might be said surrounded by rows and sneers
DDown 13:	They look down on lesser breeds as seen in mother's row
DDown 15:	Prickly plant in a container shut carelessly
DDown 16:	Holdall?
DDown 17:	Sweetheart clued in a different way
DDown 19:	The archdeacon always put on outward show
DDown 20:	Street garb featured in a disco
DDown 21:	Girl doing termly revision