The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 4th May 2006

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th May 2006. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Church member finds its head an attractive person
AAcross 5:	Consequence of libel "Mum's getting long in the tooth"?
AAcross 9:	Cover keeps little creature within bounds
AAcross 10:	Rival bird no longer with us
AAcross 11:	Conveyance for senior job at university?
AAcross 12:	Former partner, boy or girl, who is not at home
AAcross 13:	Reduce noise level with floor covering? It's all one to me
AAcross 15:	See 17	PIPERSSON
AAcross 17:	The front page guy on "Drum" is round the bend - he got away with the bacon	TOMTOMTHE
AAcross 19:	Boy come to nothing when out
AAcross 22:	Prohibition on beef?
AAcross 23:	At home in sport, has contact with dots on I's and crosses on T's
AAcross 25:	See 23
AAcross 26:	I haven't got my stripes: that was Dogberry's madness	NONCOME
AAcross 27:	Flowers, say, in number, say
AAcross 28:	Cover for beast that eats cooked hams
DDown 1:	Monkey born among non-whites having no right
DDown 2:	Morning Star circle's missing gauge
DDown 3:	Resident alien removed company's beautifier
DDown 4:	Welcome for Cleveland favourite?
DDown 5:	Otologist, in a word, is not much fun
DDown 6:	Cheese put on by Hamlet
DDown 7:	Sea beast good with tomcat (Manx)
DDown 8:	Shooter contains little sugar
DDown 14:	Burrowing animal - ruin surrounds his head, immersed in drink
DDown 16:	Interesting condition for girl after lodger's gone round about
DDown 17:	Asiatic and Greek character in metal
DDown 18:	Underground river included 3 over 22
DDown 20:	Pro in fit state is in three shapes
DDown 21:	Stink about silver with time for students to raise money
DDown 23:	Particular female to head off brazen one
DDown 24:	The wrong American channel