The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 30th September 2004

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 30th September 2004. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Be serious in prosecuting shabby affair?	MEANBUSINESS
AAcross 8:	Meal named by English article
AAcross 9:	Most of 14 top people I caught using poison
AAcross 11:	Something to do with the old (drummer take note)
AAcross 12:	The young French former film critic has shelter and month overlapping	LEJEUNE
AAcross 13:	Bad mark is creditable and 3
AAcross 14:	Past and maybe future Labour MPs used in 3 game
AAcross 16:	Game association with only men on the boards
AAcross 19:	See 7
AAcross 21:	Woman on the boards gets a bit of salad - about time!
AAcross 23:	King of America, 3 in song
AAcross 24:	I argue that mammal should eat mammal
AAcross 25:	Grumpy Victor was an artist after honey	MELDREW
AAcross 26:	Leader embracing endless looting gets endless hanging and you can tell no-one's making a row	HEARAPINDROP
DDown 1:	Battle in the shade means mother goes without
DDown 2:	Drawing this number's right in the ship
DDown 3:	A futile but abbreviated setting for the fair
DDown 4:	Opening of shopping precinct is 3
DDown 5:	Bouquet for patient fellow's work on hooter
DDown 6:	Sun's exposure breaches the privacy of physical gratification
DDown 7:	BAC SID SID SID ... ?	SHORTBACKAND
DDown 10:	Sees war chest spent on nibbles	CHEESESTRAWS
DDown 15:	Order flowers for chap who is a checker
DDown 17:	African city where rising speculation has been twisted around
DDown 18:	Loudspeaker on Gun Hill
DDown 19:	Guide holding a student is a thief
DDown 20:	Hooker to leave shortly, retaining muck
DDown 22:	Clothing relating to singular 14? Remove it