The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 19th December 2006

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 19th December 2006. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Kansas - Van Gogh exhibitions here?
AAcross 8:	Lake where treasure found neighbouring old East London district
AAcross 9:	Observed drug deal resting on this?
AAcross 11:	Curmudgeon and non-believer proved attractive after fifty - that's beyond me!	MELDREW
AAcross 12:	Privileged dealer in drink, say
AAcross 13:	Archbishop or nobleman partial to unchristian genre
AAcross 15:	Detectives to infiltrate appalling regime, as agent killing millions
AAcross 17:	Water is converting it to air, absorbing mass at the speed of light
AAcross 20:	Tough having to cut through country's borders
AAcross 21:	One guarantees ecstasy seconds into repeat, having turned over
AAcross 23:	Referee runs after a savage dog?
AAcross 25:	Vulgar stuff assumed by those on active service, perhaps, to be singing
AAcross 26:	Perplex with illegal delivery
AAcross 27:	Amendments in personal cover suggesting the cutting up of credit cards?
DDown 1:	What might go woof soundly sat on by wild bird
DDown 2:	Name attributed to award - literature for a start
DDown 3:	Bottom more fantastic under wife - baffled about it
DDown 4:	Don't expect anything different, initially
DDown 5:	More loud, weird or outré
DDown 6:	First to lead in turning up something black - spades, perhaps
DDown 7:	First spin produces firm shot after five scheduled days of cricket
DDown 10:	Look up when entering deserted city and town, say, to see insect
DDown 14:	Again establish checks unlikely
DDown 16:	Where Castro's over the hill, there's support for a new life
DDown 18:	Swallow single drink
DDown 19:	Main thing entering island is fuel
DDown 22:	Puzzle taken on public transport
DDown 24:	Figure you should eat right