The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 3rd October 2016

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 3rd October 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Birds skipping over the water
AAcross 8:	Captivate a church member
AAcross 9:	Picadors are involved here and there
AAcross 11:	Plant name one needs to change
AAcross 12:	Quietly it goes behind a tree for the quarry
AAcross 13:	Man in Spain loses hard game
AAcross 15:	Red shirt for one getting into clothes laid out
AAcross 17:	Injured, withdrew from competition
AAcross 20:	American in charge of the match
AAcross 21:	Situation of a bad sailor — or his boat	INIRONS
AAcross 23:	Unusually, Len gave four good books
AAcross 25:	They may be happy playing cards
AAcross 26:	To be paid nothing to fly
AAcross 27:	Esteem shown for those that are fit	HEALTHYRESPECT
DDown 1:	It's not popular, as a rule
DDown 2:	Stop giving cold comfort
DDown 3:	Dreamy but not solemn composition
DDown 4:	Gets inside information coming up for savings
DDown 5:	Odd role rewritten by an idle scribbler
DDown 6:	This may cause a number to take up weapons
DDown 7:	Ways of forecasting election results that are on the way out	EXITPOLLS
DDown 10:	Refuse to work and get off? Blimey!	STRIKEALIGHT
DDown 14:	A revolutionary fortification
DDown 16:	Wild animals have to rub on trees
DDown 18:	Drug used when man's between hospitals
DDown 19:	She puts on other people's clothes
DDown 22:	Gold that is left to an Oxford college
DDown 24:	Handbook for girl in uniform