The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th February 2004

There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th February 2004. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Bacon, perhaps, with bitter lacking head at first
AAcross 4:	Heavy ball
AAcross 9:	Usual practice of one missile turning into dud
AAcross 10:	Space for a quarter in the Guardian
AAcross 11:	See 22
AAcross 12:	Remarkable bird, end of parrot caged
AAcross 13:	Right man who had miracle transformation?
AAcross 15:	See 13
AAcross 17:	Might this be a deterrent for tease about to use tongue endlessly?
AAcross 19:	Spy novelist
AAcross 22:	Badger 13, 15?
AAcross 24:	See 22	OFTHE
AAcross 26:	Fast for leader of orchestra, or not
AAcross 27:	Sign of month about to hit hard
AAcross 28:	Horse, Napoleon's initial ride, his horse?
AAcross 29:	Soldiers accepting deserter should be free
DDown 1:	Boy, male, then female?
DDown 2:	Accepting point, bite tongue through the nose?
DDown 3:	I'm blessed with Posh and Spinal Tap endlessly rocking
DDown 4:	Needing no introduction, moorland follows mountain to its relative position?
DDown 5:	Ahead in the tennis match, but not happy
DDown 6:	No time for devious, egocentric caretaker
DDown 7:	Head of State during rule to abdicate
DDown 8:	Fuel runs out, first half lost?
DDown 14:	I'm dirty when working, or I'm clean when working
DDown 14:	I'm dirty when working, or I'm clean when working
DDown 16:	Hawk and wren go off to collect wing
DDown 18:	City was smart once
DDown 19:	Capital understood to be snatched by "Crusher"
DDown 20:	In mother and father you should be able to, as boils
DDown 21:	Safety is simple: no drug for smoker
DDown 23:	Point at heart of electrics, instrument blown
DDown 25:	One's proposed to a good man