The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th May 2008

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th May 2008. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Repel and be repelled by salt, perhaps
AAcross 5:	River bed its home?
AAcross 9:	John gets married after rooster tampered with
AAcross 10:	Animal going after another tailless hound
AAcross 12:	See 26
AAcross 13:	Dramatist, needing work shortly, taking partners on as past peak
AAcross 14:	Man in charge alert? I don't care!	TOHELLWITHIT
AAcross 18:	Barber shop has to forget suffering cutting into rabbit	CLOSEHARMONY
AAcross 21:	Texas city where herb covers kind of bread, half of loaf
AAcross 23:	See 7
AAcross 24:	Self-centredness, say, is in order
AAcross 25:	Taking action that's stunning
AAcross 26:	Game for flirtation in pub?
AAcross 27:	Country where bachelor carries books on Shakespeare
DDown 1:	Nuts like other fasteners?
DDown 2:	Record claiming crime down
DDown 3:	Signs up for this?
DDown 4:	Punk terrorist leader and Russian businessman?
DDown 4:	Punk terrorist leader and Russian businessman?
DDown 6:	Cricket side needs total to rise, that's plain
DDown 7:	It's no use fiddling with white hot pants!	WHATSTHE
DDown 8:	Features on a telephone ringing to echo
DDown 11:	Old smoker left in embrace of new love - how sweet?	TNELUMPORTWO
DDown 15:	Hotel food under a penny, perhaps needing to be changed?	INNAPPIES
DDown 16:	Replace this cold, trebly English frozen layer	ICESHEET
DDown 17:	Relocate image thus from woodland springs?
DDown 19:	Note a number of low points
DDown 20:	Dump resident on old lady - shame
DDown 22:	Rocket scientists heading for launch via central feature