The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 5th September 2002

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 5th September 2002. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Agreed to restore silver ball
AAcross 4:	Traveller has company for short distance, but not time to speak
AAcross 9:	Tom goes round right over the box
AAcross 10:	Some costermongers make a habit of taking first prize for potatoes
AAcross 11:	River Test is out of the way for fat cats
AAcross 13:	Girl missing last dance at end of autumn, which is becoming quieter
AAcross 14:	Bird distinguishable from many around
AAcross 16:	Yard detective pursues rabble by the book
AAcross 18:	Progenitor protecting boy from legislators
AAcross 21:	Forthcoming seaside attraction?
AAcross 21:	Forthcoming seaside attraction?
AAcross 23:	Last month I met defeat: this is the end
AAcross 24:	Universal high ball in endless high wind
AAcross 25:	Hairstyle king and subject initially abandoned - nothing doing!
AAcross 26:	Is felt, perhaps, to be egocentric?
DDown 1:	See 16
DDown 2:	Radar, for example, finds buddy in America
DDown 3:	Having the gift of the gab, the Spanish love to question English books
DDown 5:	A grandparent, for example, may be intemperate
DDown 6:	Tree climbing? Have a go at climbing inside a shrub
DDown 7:	A goodly number keep the Sabbath dry
DDown 8:	Lad about to take exam again is impervious
DDown 12:	Taking the blame, cutie-pie, may make you feel better
DDown 13:	Surprise, stupid! There's nothing in the kitty!
DDown 15:	Come a cropper in seasonal abode?
DDown 17:	On the clergy's head be it; art is metamorphosed
DDown 19:	Make Sir be responsible for kick upstairs
DDown 20:	King, temporarily lost for words, left after me to get a drink
DDown 22:	A character on the staff