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The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 9th November 2000
There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th November 2000. View the answers below..
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Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Notes stammer when speaking to a debt dodger
AAcross 6: Painter's in bilge, we're told
AAcross 9: Climbs with limbs special to these insects
AAcross 10: Tossed out this sort of clue about sport
AAcross 11: Military unit seeking engagement? Quite the opposite
AAcross 12: Sad blow
AAcross 14: Not a shoemaker's tool heard in making clever clogs
AAcross 15: Honourable, this Roman and others around
AAcross 17: Falsifier of records given fresh start - and still he cheats
AAcross 19: Bare all over the head? That's his hair all over the bed!SPOONER
AAcross 20: Old writer having ritual drink in retreat
AAcross 22: Barrier to free speech?
AAcross 25: Girl taking first puff without a smoke
AAcross 26: Slow passage of old ship on lake
AAcross 27: Stalky and gannet-like, except for head
AAcross 28: Flushed game in partly forested area of LondonREDBRIDGE
DDown 1: Chanced getting a hat trick of diamonds
DDown 2: Naval unit, heading for Deal, say, makes portFLEETWOOD
DDown 3: A club is one place out of order for this type
DDown 4: Handicap by turning right and heading back
DDown 5: Put up ally in Queen's Suite
DDown 6: Blood money paid in Chicago
DDown 7: That is low - could be lower
DDown 8: Largely low shelter restyled for this person
DDown 13: One has The Times ordered
DDown 14: Criminal traced to Leatherhead
DDown 16: Exchanged views? That's taken for granted!
DDown 18: Rover plant
DDown 19: Crew member checks mounting fear in different ways
DDown 21: Animal, one of many in the pound
DDown 23: Tea, say, lying on pit of stomach
DDown 24: Tarry rope