The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 1st September 2000

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 1st September 2000. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Find junk - drug's wanted for fixes
AAcross 5:	Vehicle's uphill gear (hardly likely!)
AAcross 9:	Finally, instrument with fret about to produce this sound
AAcross 10:	Not a description of ne'er-do-well
AAcross 11:	The outline's wrong - cutting out new one
AAcross 12:	Dog food
AAcross 14:	Weekly child allowance
AAcross 18:	Romantic drove one out to lunch
AAcross 21:	Runs restricted by extra cover for Sussex, perhaps
AAcross 22:	Invalid off	FALSESTART
AAcross 25:	It's very late - stay another night	LASTTHING
AAcross 26:	Citizen for Queen and Country
AAcross 27:	Answer to orbital complication, without one's heat shield
AAcross 28:	Finger collaborator? Absolutely!
DDown 1:	With spiky hair style and stockings, but topless!
DDown 2:	Is that so English, breaking in to banter?
DDown 3:	Couple with baby may be Sebastian and Viola	PIGEONPAIR
DDown 4:	Composition of this faculty is from all quarters
DDown 5:	Male flattery almost could be sincere
DDown 6:	Run in the blood
DDown 7:	Moving about
DDown 8:	Walks out, what satisfies the environment ...
DDown 13:	Suspects hanky-panky in a smart sell, perhaps	SMELLSARAT
DDown 15:	Gallant companion to girl right out of fairy tale
DDown 16:	Girl is sallowy-grey
DDown 17:	Current resolution carrying sections of the floor
DDown 19:	Girl, sweetie, losing heart	CARMEL
DDown 20:	Tight undercover operation by Yard
DDown 23:	Long time, no see? No, no!
DDown 24:	Toddler''s up and showing bounce