The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 23rd May 2002

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 23rd May 2002. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Dicky loved PE and what it enabled him to do
AAcross 5:	Disgusting bones scattered round the church
AAcross 9:	Strength said to be found in one old dictator
AAcross 10:	Reported serial attacker captured by the Queen
AAcross 11:	Routine is hard for a woman
AAcross 12:	Beak spoils tart's image
AAcross 14:	Musical heard in the country
AAcross 15:	Round the Cape and turn in late
AAcross 16:	14's money once grabbed by landlord - Rachman, for example
AAcross 18:	Tories could be on the attack
AAcross 20:	Horse-breaker, so to speak, delays proceedings
AAcross 21:	Bones with great sex appeal
AAcross 24:	Write off article from periodical
AAcross 25:	Cigar rolled in holy assembly of ruling clique
AAcross 26:	Playwright is very nearly cross	TRAVERS
AAcross 27:	Hollow cavities put to evil purposes
DDown 1:	Hesitate to promote queer journalist
DDown 2:	New arrival is "in vitro", perhaps
DDown 3:	Sale item brings in nothing but money
DDown 4:	Soldier on leave is no programmed item on Radio 3	PRIVATEPASSIONS
DDown 5:	Theory of precision goes, if mutation occurs	ORIGINOFSPECIES
DDown 6:	Favourite soft centre?
DDown 7:	Antelope is no good out of the country
DDown 8:	Way out, way out - one going out with a soldier
DDown 13:	Shield able to provide little cover
DDown 16:	One fed up with worker being bolshie
DDown 17:	Article dropped by runner in Georgia
DDown 19:	Creatures of trendy religious groups
DDown 22:	Something deep Neddy's taken by
DDown 23:	Creep on four legs