The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 4th September 2014

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th September 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	The person who triumphs with this clue gets an award
AAcross 10:	Sat behind revolving Post Office counter
AAcross 11:	What's in a magazine and in a novel is pungent stuff
AAcross 12:	Polish or German people
AAcross 13:	Excessive gushing from paramours wanting large contraceptive
AAcross 14:	Girl to see the light after stripping	ETHEL
AAcross 16:	Fairly sharp metal bar is breaking chain
AAcross 18:	Places for hanging and bloodshed, with medics maintaining order
AAcross 19:	Dancers cutting hems from skirt before very gripping ball	KIROV
AAcross 20:	Classification of plum with bushy tangles
AAcross 23:	Kid cradles rook in bower	DUPRE
AAcross 24:	A Paul composition: well set, with no odd parts, and very good way in!
AAcross 25:	Party time! Couple runs for more nuts
AAcross 26:	Play and skip around with skinny birds only	TIMONOFATHENS
DDown 2:	Rogue royal astride every charger?
DDown 3:	Sense country must bring its leader down
DDown 4:	Notice where you'll find carnival dresses for tranny
DDown 5:	Descartes is shortly to plug a tool for raising understanding
DDown 6:	Fellow leaves dowdy women with woodcut
DDown 7:	Area of Egypt's capital dominated by crime
DDown 8:	Performing this could lead to stuttering woe
DDown 9:	Sports must keep everyone trim — it's a warning to the unwary	WALLSHAVEEARS
DDown 15:	King enters city slum quite deliberately
DDown 16:	Foreign gentleman with vehicle for Parisians to go round
DDown 17:	Invasion from unit prior to struggle
DDown 21:	In Russia the fare is one pound, heading north over the province
DDown 22:	Torpedo aimed for 4 etc
DDown 23:	Axe tip from Douglas pine