The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd October 2008

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd October 2008. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Having lost heart, call on tennis player to become superhuman
AAcross 4:	Romantic thing may please, pinching girl's bottom
AAcross 9:	Ticket for all to see, though not allowed
AAcross 10:	Issue of pensions, for instance, needing intelligence
AAcross 11:	Office boss takes on priestess
AAcross 12:	Talk about spinachlover's love for cooking ingredient!
AAcross 13:	Fresh euros sold out
AAcross 15:	Fly has first to nestle inside rug
AAcross 16:	For example, 24 2 to take an unnecessary risk?
AAcross 17:	Substitute certain to include label, or sent back
AAcross 21:	See 16	WITHFIRE
AAcross 22:	Fish seeks mullet primarily in barbershop!
AAcross 24:	Terribly ponderous, the bum Greek tragedy
AAcross 25:	Yawn, producing good copy
AAcross 26:	Pots of parlour pooches p*** off!
AAcross 27:	Do something to break supporting element
DDown 1:	Ten wandering into African country sang rhythmically
DDown 2:	See 24
DDown 3:	Soft toy dog chewed up during slowing of music
DDown 5:	Hollow suggestion male artist brought up
DDown 6:	Seeming unsure, I'd upped cycle
DDown 7:	Time when 22 1 down in song?
DDown 8:	Kitchen utensil, useless thing one embraces with passion?	LEMONSQUEEZER
DDown 14:	When flogged, mean sadhu showing no remorse
DDown 16:	Before taking right, one cutting left going over roundabout	PRIORTO
DDown 18:	Ship in the pink over a cold expanse of water
DDown 19:	Record written up about old soldier
DDown 20:	Draw round instruction on letter - move cautiously
DDown 23:	See 4