The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Monday, 2nd October 2000

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 2nd October 2000. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Circumvents current faults	SHORTCIRCUITS
AAcross 10:	Frequent stop	HANGABOUT
AAcross 11:	Saw about group composition
AAcross 12:	Purpose of police duty
AAcross 13:	Wicked and I can't, alas, reform
AAcross 14:	Recognised by the critics?
AAcross 16:	Increase keenness?
AAcross 18:	Showed off, though second-rate and badly dressed
AAcross 20:	Resembled a damaged knee-cap on the outside
AAcross 21:	Addressing some criticism
AAcross 23:	Part of floral plate design?
AAcross 24:	She requires daily refreshment
AAcross 25:	No less sure to find out
AAcross 26:	Defeated by the elements?
DDown 2:	She gets the theatre in an uproar	HENRIETTA
DDown 3:	Respond to plea to go back on stage
DDown 4:	Frustrated, that's what a mule is!
DDown 5:	Turns to stare about
DDown 6:	Hammers home	UPTONPARK
DDown 7:	The keynote to good health?
DDown 8:	Glass-cutter?	SHIPINABOTTLE
DDown 9:	A tree leaning over a ramp, perhaps
DDown 15:	Aware of son acting badly
DDown 17:	Pull out all the stops? Could be just the opposite!
DDown 19:	A number agreed to correction, being humble
DDown 20:	Pride in its arrival is no sin for the parents
DDown 22:	Deposit for a house
DDown 23:	Deposit a jacket and hood