The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th January 2006

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th January 2006. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Inscription of gem is serious: no point getting needle
AAcross 10:	Performance in the theatre season?
AAcross 11:	A not entirely miserable old sherry
AAcross 12:	Man, perhaps, that is attired like Harry Potter?
AAcross 13:	Antelope's short dash
AAcross 14:	Might shape be apt? No, angle wrong
AAcross 16:	Sort out nut, turning red or white
AAcross 17:	Withdraw amid fraud, where construction suspended	CLIFTON
AAcross 19:	Tailor set to fit me - stand such to remain functional	TESTOFTIME
AAcross 22:	Game bird's third almost assured of success?
AAcross 24:	Outstanding effect on screen reflected nothing
AAcross 25:	Understand about Goldie being brave
AAcross 26:	Bound to get fired, this setter's maintained
AAcross 27:	Obstruction finding way to impede measure of liquid, ending in torture
DDown 1:	10 composed about a married bishop, say, smart	MADAMEBUTTERFLY
DDown 2:	Rationing being distributed, one cannot be seen in the dark
DDown 3:	10 - many not sure who composed it	MANON
DDown 4:	Unconvincing to retain expression of surprise in live 10	LABOHEME
DDown 5:	China hard to be isolated from the East, perhaps
DDown 6:	10 man in extended cycle, missing coda	LOHENGRIN
DDown 7:	Old Labourite keeps one good and calm
DDown 8:	10, German, sort of legal tender	HANSELANDGRETEL
DDown 15:	Prince of 10's right for overture, then obstacle to 10	RIGOLETTO
DDown 17:	Porter carrying author's underwear
DDown 18:	10's first character in change.	TURANDOT
DDown 20:	Two thirds of everything into a bit of 10
DDown 21:	Difficult to pass round river that's low
DDown 23:	10 sound accommodates upper-class