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    The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 16th August 2012

    There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 16th August 2012. View the answers below..
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    Number# Clue Answer
    AAcross 1: Prize for beauty contest proposed, if clad improperly
    AAcross 8: What finally achieved breakthrough for investment — offshore?
    AAcross 9: Everything you said with token of love is like 20
    AAcross 11: Drop, in a way, an Italian course
    AAcross 12: European in work unit turned over explosive device
    AAcross 13: Looter of antiquities rejected half-hearted mild complaintELGIN
    AAcross 15: Royals are distraught in period of world revolution
    AAcross 17: Greek scholar using Latin in the lines translatedHELLENIST
    AAcross 20: Female capturing heart of Menelaus — and that of 2
    AAcross 21: Bestow artistic distinction on Greek heroine
    AAcross 23: Stirring conclusion from a conflict with Priam, for example
    AAcross 25: Verse removed from page covering warrior's faithful wife
    AAcross 26: Identity of someone Homer initially included, on which you'll find a lot of books?
    AAcross 27: Warning about largesse from financially challenged people? City disastrously ignored itBEWAREOFGREEKS
    DDown 1: War hero's sole weakness? Yes and no …
    DDown 2: … as this enemy proved in city
    DDown 3: Coming from Greece, men at sea
    DDown 4: American embraced by distinguished scientist — their work is peripheral to art
    DDown 5: Harm English lass as criminal
    DDown 6: Charming woman Odysseus resisted, left out of social group
    DDown 7: Recall taking part in capturing a belligerentRINGABELL
    DDown 10: See 27BEARINGGIFTS
    DDown 14: Bird like 1 across, I heard
    DDown 16: Player, in practice, tries again to take queen
    DDown 18: Experiencing awkward situation — it's a lion he disturbedINAHOLE
    DDown 19: A little bit of gunpowder, say, for robber
    DDown 22: Articles about Trojan leader and Thersites, initially
    DDown 24: In dire necessity find personification of peace for Greeks?IRENE
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