The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd October 2013

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd October 2013. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Severely punish, making someone accept work forcibly?	THROWTHEBOOKAT
AAcross 8:	Drink coming in dribble at back of pub
AAcross 9:	Region of intellectuals including exceptional lad
AAcross 11:	American philosopher, this writer entertained by Elizabeth and Charles?
AAcross 12:	Any number put in rank alongside Eastern VIP
AAcross 13:	Past would include gross conduct you'd expect from yobs
AAcross 15:	Action of bailiffs in school? There's anguish, not half, about that
AAcross 17:	Someone who is ignored — object?
AAcross 20:	Bank at sea? Say nothing, little troublemaker!
AAcross 21:	Big leader off, free to move around as outcast
AAcross 23:	Cricketer outside his own country, spinning in theatre of combat
AAcross 23:	Cricketer outside his own country, spinning in theatre of combat
AAcross 25:	Games I'll run, sticking to the rules excessively
AAcross 26:	Section of rock, cold material
AAcross 27:	One chum gets one agitated and all that sort of thing	ETHOCGENUSOMNE
DDown 1:	Social conventions awfully stern, restricting competent fellow	TABLEMANNERS
DDown 2:	Sound of horse in river
DDown 3:	Ethos went sloppy — one should get things sharpened up
DDown 4:	Sheltering in coal scuttle is little primate
DDown 5:	Derek, an artist, establishing wine stores
DDown 6:	Order whale-hunter to finish early and beach in time of war
DDown 7:	The final minutes of football? That could briefly make our tour!	ADDEDTIME
DDown 10:	Among atheists he is pink	LEFTOFCENTRE
DDown 14:	Neglectful learner out getting drunk to sink towards the floor
DDown 16:	Others with agitation mounting about Conservative limits
DDown 18:	Time to get stuck into a bit of dressmaking or cooking?
DDown 19:	Journalist gets first sniff of scandal probing cardinal
DDown 22:	Fertiliser put on with summer month coming up
DDown 24:	Nothing holy? Hesitation to give biased description of people's religion