The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 23rd April 2008

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

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Climber creating a system of tracks on small mountain
AAcross 5:	Pound and a shilling I laid out to see early movie great	LILLIAN
AAcross 10:	See 5
AAcross 11:	There's no time for this in the Olympics, for example
AAcross 12:	Rewrite a banal clue by learner about queen or film star	LAUREN
AAcross 13:	Run into party with one's date, an actress	DORISDAY
AAcross 14:	Making poor start - finally good fish caught
AAcross 16:	Animal first across threshold of ark
AAcross 17:	Fish was far from fresh!
AAcross 19:	Organising big, nothing small?
AAcross 23:	Support advocate primarily put in place	LEGALAID
AAcross 24:	See 6
AAcross 26:	Some Africans have seen eagles flying around
AAcross 27:	The second part of what you're doing makes news
AAcross 28:	Rattle badly with surprise, initially?
AAcross 29:	Block on name of former president
DDown 2:	Follow the example of one Christian, say, about it
DDown 3:	Composer's piece of subtle harmony
DDown 4:	About to punish, in a way, monarch who makes improvements?
DDown 6:	Ruler in Asian country heading changes out East(6.6)	INDIRA
DDown 7:	Experiences awful situation that's potentially explosive	LIVESHELL
DDown 8:	Over small area, abolishes certain plants
DDown 9:	For example, 5 10, 12 22, 13 and 18; or 6 24 and 15 - and 1 29, maybe	LEADINGLADIES
DDown 15:	Leave a milder recollection of so-called Iron Lady
DDown 18:	She was prominent at the front as a wartime life-saver
DDown 20:	Something of importance from British government leader, in principle
DDown 21:	Musical piece unknown in 60% of orchestras, oddly
DDown 22:	See 12	BACALL
DDown 25:	Unsuccessful kind of situation currently at one's office