The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 30th August 2001

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 30th August 2001. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Covertly responsible for newspaper being old-fashioned?	BEHINDTHETIMES
AAcross 8:	The French West is part of an island
AAcross 9:	A question: my leaving school an occasion for the Water Music?
AAcross 11:	Method used to grade a signpost?
AAcross 12:	Transport during rainstorm is heaven
AAcross 13:	Planet under which one is born to be a chorus girl, say?
AAcross 15:	Ragged-trousered unknown exposed right away, which is skilful
AAcross 17:	Big fish finds unfinished military quarters for loyalist group
AAcross 20:	Piece left out in a dashed dotty business
AAcross 21:	Resigned oneself to a method of climbing with amateur support
AAcross 23:	Instrument that proves the world round
AAcross 25:	Teetotal island keeping excellent source of milk
AAcross 26:	Recorder at Monte?
AAcross 27:	Deceives teetotal reformer, a Conservative, who done it?
DDown 1:	Foul phone call about anything from Yorkshire youth on short time
DDown 2:	Why do plays? Introduction comes first
DDown 3:	Looking back in the manner of keeping soldier under? No way!
DDown 4:	Followed and still followed when the king departed
DDown 5:	One beast like another with no tail in spring or autumn
DDown 6:	Become liable for dog at home?
DDown 7:	Goal for good sound effort
DDown 10:	Raptor about to look round setter's ill-judged cheeseparing	FALSEECONOMY
DDown 14:	100-yard burst in the water is inadvisable for weightwatchers	LARDYCAKE
DDown 16:	Cooked meal among little people appearing after the flowers	ELMLEAVES
DDown 18:	International body disowned Brighton constituency for being scruffy?
DDown 19:	Russian plane abandoning reported check on playwright	ANTONOV
DDown 22:	Extraordinarily eager to say yes
DDown 24:	Sun God, the Roman deity of the air?