The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 25th June 2008

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 25th June 2008. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	One comes across despondency behind the game	HUMPBACKBRIDGE
AAcross 8:	Indulge, say, an animal seen at the zoo
AAcross 9:	Delighted to defend drug against being promoted
AAcross 11:	Noise of fire and laughter across river
AAcross 12:	Being very quiet about it, old stager offers support
AAcross 13:	Return of opera is sound, giving an alternative in music
AAcross 15:	Tailless dog with weirdo half ignored by strangler
AAcross 17:	Did Elvis orally identify opossum genus?
AAcross 20:	Humble graduate sheltered by tree
AAcross 21:	Is coin, perhaps, right in exchange for a tooth?
AAcross 23:	Give point to singular female's grasp of French surrealist
AAcross 25:	In the outskirts of Stranraer, frostbound man needs imported muffler
AAcross 26:	Woeful one guarding classy Arab
AAcross 27:	Book's title in relation to writing 'The Little House'	UNCLETOMSCABIN
DDown 1:	Homer's first poncy hairdo can produce neurosis
DDown 2:	Girl taken in by scholar's miraculous food
DDown 3:	Thunderous-looking Irishman upset at the threat of a soaking
DDown 4:	Mild fruit lacking in energy
DDown 5:	Portable alarm used originally by endless sleepers
DDown 6:	It holds game, clumsy!
DDown 7:	Terrorist at gunpoint missed getting over small stream in time
DDown 10:	Being caught can be a worry
DDown 14:	Slightly different noise in the tube? On the contrary, that's the enticement
DDown 16:	Not entirely gormless, clasping a girl of the seas
DDown 18:	Take chair to cut up green vegetable
DDown 19:	Is brought up with way to drink to an old Egyptian rattle
DDown 22:	Expand with a Yank's approval?
DDown 24:	Top boss quietly going up to keep chimney vertical