The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 12th January 2005

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 12th January 2005. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Look back in cloud of dust for underground explorer
AAcross 9:	Research backing my French lecture
AAcross 10:	Observed one's missing silver in booty
AAcross 11:	Hoodwink man in opening rally
AAcross 12:	Pay account for a seat
AAcross 14:	The city's new birds go for the lights
AAcross 15:	Outskirts of York in film made on the run?	FLYKICK
AAcross 17:	Shop occasionally has to set out in a hard place
AAcross 20:	A disciplinarian involved in matter
AAcross 22:	Give Lourdes contribution for the fabric
AAcross 23:	The mug to meet in confrontation?
AAcross 24:	Refuse to burn end off
AAcross 25:	Academic in actin' for "The Empire"?
AAcross 26:	Initially held one at port to relinquish possession
AAcross 26:	Initially held one at port to relinquish possession
DDown 1:	Part of the machinery for getting engaged?
DDown 2:	Tough, disorderly and without love
DDown 3:	Unoriginal thought having left one church to enter another
DDown 4:	Dodge the effect of old age
DDown 5:	Steer and nag unexpectedly break off friendship
DDown 6:	River contains shredded garment with bits broken off
DDown 7:	Game for a dance? That's capital
DDown 13:	Remove cover, say, and suffer the consequences	TAKETHERAP
DDown 16:	No fun working in hoax that's to cause confusion
DDown 18:	Seen in early expedition - one leaving ship without notice
DDown 19:	Diplomat not completely connected
DDown 21:	River warrior
DDown 22:	Penny's heart is, in a way, in Austria
DDown 24:	Kick the back of the car