The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 11th January 2006

There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 11th January 2006. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	The Hallelujah girls?
AAcross 5:	A lot of pain keeping a chair for an unwanted guest
AAcross 9:	Scam no different when royalty is caught	SKINGAME
AAcross 10:	High class umpire's decision
AAcross 11:	"XAM UOY HTIW" - Journalist author of Jabberwocky?	MIRRORWRITER
AAcross 13:	Forbid to check 22
AAcross 14:	Wood bird finds where to fight one who doesn't want to
AAcross 17:	Money only wool?
AAcross 18:	Companion? Not quite sure
AAcross 20:	Coat with a twist could be sat on
AAcross 23:	Earth like coffee?
AAcross 24:	Take home relative of castaway as christened
AAcross 25:	It's cold around the Arctic where I travel, say	ICELEDGE
AAcross 26:	Songs the first person sung?
DDown 2:	Shakespeare's fish
DDown 3:	See 5	RUNSMOOTH
DDown 4:	Second wait for optimist's eyes
DDown 5:	Venus hot - erred - no future - divorce - home lost: maybe Lysander wasn't quite so pessimistic	THECOURSEOFTRUE
DDown 6:	It is put down to a piece of paper or string
DDown 7:	On good terms with composer held by journalist? You amaze me!	WELLI
DDown 8:	Maybe nervous about the last letter turning up with date and place
DDown 12:	Figurative way to omit chapter where model disappears
DDown 15:	Rotten state taking some years to nurture confident effective openings
DDown 16:	See 5 and 7	NEVERDID
DDown 19:	Abuse received by retiring scientist parson?
DDown 21:	Sound of blade in head
DDown 22:	See 5