The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 23rd January 2008

There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 23rd January 2008. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Pantomime character left in hurry, one of five
AAcross 10:	Climax in excitement - pity it hurts!
AAcross 11:	In space, slate becomes light
AAcross 12:	Normal procedure in accessing course
AAcross 13:	Notes for a talker?
AAcross 14:	Silver birch almost gold, this with an orange flavour
AAcross 16:	Hard up when paying for sadomasochism?	STRAPPEDFORCASH
AAcross 19:	Such may be the depression of delivery holding Brown back
AAcross 21:	Quiet, stomach, quiet!
AAcross 22:	Compound union member's restraining order
AAcross 23:	Extremity overly sore at first, entering relationship
AAcross 24:	Old official partial to free verse
AAcross 25:	Vehicle opening in reverse onto a part of motorway
DDown 1:	Grouse shooting imminent, so surrender!	THEGAMESUP
DDown 2:	Heading for penitentiary and walls of Rochester, is one inside?
DDown 3:	What's left, say, delicate outlines
DDown 4:	Heavy person appearing chubby, topless
DDown 5:	Useless, as no dates available?
DDown 6:	Stumble round run, as peacock
DDown 7:	Scrubber blushing deeply, I'm held face down
DDown 8:	Cry of exhilaration, as primitive invention almost finished
DDown 14:	Jack Sprat's wife would always gossip
DDown 15:	Lacking restrictions as ill-prepared picnickers, might you say?
DDown 17:	Instrument just beat through pieces of glass
DDown 18:	New area isn't? Well, it could be?
DDown 20:	Rabble, one reveals?
DDown 21:	Wet around lake - wet!
DDown 22:	Third of February, what a child should learn is, it's freezing!
DDown 23:	Sweet - or not?