The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th October 2008

There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th October 2008. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Monster in Hardy novel
AAcross 10:	Proportion in open surgery
AAcross 11:	It's amusing to go and get laid, possibly like a mushroom
AAcross 12:	In sum, it might be less
AAcross 13:	Informal function that's child's play
AAcross 15:	12's state of perplexity
AAcross 17:	Two boys of Windsor connection?
AAcross 18:	Return of postman's knock
AAcross 20:	Reptile unknown out of South American country
AAcross 22:	Cavities for evil purposes
AAcross 25:	The law's reach extending to maritime equipment
AAcross 26:	Murphy, the rotten brute!
AAcross 27:	Poland has enough, possibly about 1,000 farm workers
AAcross 30:	Experienced hand sold great product
AAcross 31:	Inspired character, one missing class
DDown 1:	One may produce a portion of quiche, for example
DDown 2:	Government scheme for picking one out of the pack
DDown 3:	24 with no exercise becomes a pudding
DDown 4:	What fell off a lorry with a direct hit?	GOODSHOT
DDown 5:	Establishment only designed for old colony
DDown 6:	Worry about fellow, one unable to cope	BADMANAGER
DDown 7:	Lambert Milne's funny cake
DDown 8:	Individuals find 29 out of joint?
DDown 13:	See 2
DDown 14:	Depict the Italian prevalence of sin?
DDown 16:	Dramatist's first musical instrument
DDown 19:	Make advances to industrial tribunal?	PAYCOURT
DDown 21:	Hood taking a gun, inspiring terror
DDown 23:	Ethereal diarist?
DDown 24:	Old skin disease liable to drain confidence
DDown 26:	God isn't half thorough
DDown 28:	Retches at comedian's patter
DDown 29:	Feature of cartographers in Northumberland