The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 10th October 2007

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 10th October 2007. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Waste time on tack
AAcross 4:	Why the punishment?
AAcross 9:	Plant suffering ultimate in terrible pain
AAcross 10:	Royal herself taken in by society girl, the schmuck!
AAcross 11:	Film sees murderer guillotined
AAcross 12:	Obvious strain, this beyond the contract?
AAcross 13:	Standard of the Socialist Worker escaped the Daily Mail, according to Spooner
AAcross 15:	Tip of writer, man backing horse
AAcross 17:	Non-zero calorie confection?
AAcross 19:	Perhaps I do see "see" - here?
AAcross 22:	An individual coupling, so stimulating
AAcross 24:	Carry leader of men one's revered
AAcross 26:	Point in either direction
AAcross 27:	Amusing or stupid? One's the latter
AAcross 28:	Festive feature in sound, solver will record
AAcross 29:	Two times one = seat
DDown 1:	Mark admits flaw not entirely intellectual
DDown 2:	Energy and commitment on foot?
DDown 3:	Fool without sin, one a political combatant
DDown 4:	So no baby, something for this little boy and daughter
DDown 5:	Check car heading for Todmorden
DDown 6:	Green about to quit under female's working arrangements
DDown 7:	Carpet Britain in beer when drunk
DDown 8:	Rounds containing much fruit juice perhaps, and tea
DDown 14:	Cue lifted for swerving? False
DDown 16:	Given disappointment with taste of parfait or cheesecake, might one finish off crème brûlée?
DDown 18:	German numero uno infiltrating group as kaiser?
DDown 19:	Shot entering something from behind sea creature
DDown 20:	Men wrongly agree, but leave books together
DDown 21:	Escape required given trapped wind? Quite!
DDown 23:	Penny in old currency raised at start of financial year
DDown 25:	Speed into 24 pole