The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 17th October 2007

There are 17 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 17th October 2007. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Loose liver's heading into wonderful times
AAcross 4:	Port wine
AAcross 9:	See 11
AAcross 10:	Step with scoundrel into group, person distanced from reality
AAcross 11:	A fool needs little time to open beer, perhaps, as source of food
AAcross 12:	I yell as you hear a child's demand?
AAcross 12:	I yell as you hear a child's demand?
AAcross 13:	Breakfast food made greasy, filling tramp after release of gas
AAcross 15:	See 25
AAcross 16:	Drop a story
AAcross 17:	'Controversial' indicates L Ron Hubbard's thinking	DIANETICS
AAcross 21:	'T' indicates 'Talks in the office'
AAcross 22:	Stick man in the middle
AAcross 24:	Poet backing bad taste, though men refuse to put it down
AAcross 25:	A kid struggling during run, as animals flat out
AAcross 26:	Hole some clientele yet to reject
AAcross 27:	Setter not quite accepting state as Doctor of Literature	JEKYLL
DDown 1:	Old coachman carrying artist, shambles
DDown 2:	Cub Scout leader accessing Lakelands
DDown 3:	See 23
DDown 5:	Bumpy, therefore odd?
DDown 6:	Alpine transporter locks in Montgomery
DDown 6:	Alpine transporter locks in Montgomery
DDown 7:	Once you've seen one shopping centre, you've seen Buckingham Palace's approach	THEMALL
DDown 8:	Fancy starting price, might he?	RACINGTIPSTER
DDown 14:	Descend down, as representative of Cambridge
DDown 16:	Winter sportsman's assistant finds swimmer grabbing forty winks
DDown 18:	Formal requirement to kiss, given relationship
DDown 19:	Cut dog-end
DDown 20:	Take action about rubbish work of art
DDown 23:	Born Thursday, wild bird