The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 12th February 2009

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 12th February 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Gold coin — a sovereign? — in circulation
AAcross 5:	City concealed by 20 of homo sapiens, say
AAcross 9:	Cross, first class
AAcross 10:	Islands associated with bicentenarian celebration at a lot of temples
AAcross 11:	It gains point in lyrical composition from lack of letters
AAcross 12:	Just water
AAcross 14:	February 1: Teachers for starters
AAcross 18:	Hospital-wise 3 is go
AAcross 21:	Pen for shared work?
AAcross 21:	Pen for shared work?
AAcross 22:	What bicentenarian said of museum man — "citizen eating snake without its tail"
AAcross 25:	Lawyers — with one exception — have an uncivilised character
AAcross 26:	What bicentenarian fought for hurt foot, not head
AAcross 27:	Obvious choice for bicentenarian as to the 1 down of 5 across
AAcross 28:	See 22
DDown 1:	Nothing to fix at home birth
DDown 2:	Transport for bicentenarian's dog
DDown 3:	Bicentenarian's end was a century in the first test
DDown 4:	Hands holding long drink
DDown 5:	See 27
DDown 6:	With telepathy you begin to observe
DDown 7:	Just one card (not a spade) in the Yorkshire Dales	INGLETON
DDown 8:	Support leader writers in use of tenterhooks?
DDown 13:	Broken by nasty sequel, old lady is mocked
DDown 15:	Geri, possibly, in other clips	SPICEGIRL
DDown 16:	1 down of bicentenarian given gab with his large heart?
DDown 17:	Bother about comeback of what bicentenarian was and wasn't
DDown 19:	Not many say Scrabble letter is pointless
DDown 20:	Reps need a loo
DDown 23:	Amicable island game has me dropped after century
DDown 24:	Duet for piano with melody