The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th February 2009

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th February 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Intelligence diminished by "bad girl" pop star? Shame!
AAcross 4:	Only 60% of Presley shifted clear of inner feelings
AAcross 9:	Relish, say, being covered in fine powder
AAcross 10:	Climb without a grip, perhaps, as deployed in drag-hunting	SCENTBAG
AAcross 11:	The end of convergence somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle?
AAcross 13:	As is held by sad superior figure in foreground, drawing one's eye into the picture
AAcross 14:	Drive off in second with, say, Robin Day left out
AAcross 16:	Spoon that might be collared
AAcross 18:	As often experienced by astronauts on the house steps	FREEFLIGHT
AAcross 21:	Possibly why trousers were taken back to tailor (bespoke): an illusion of depth
AAcross 23:	Safe-to-consume beef source limited by France's negative repeated action
AAcross 24:	On file, bastardised art technique
AAcross 25:	Caught in impasse: represented a failure to face reality
AAcross 26:	Loss if your houses become inflexible
DDown 1:	Racing car tending to release gas fails to start	INDY
DDown 2:	County briefly gets in snappy dresser (employed in murky circumstances)
DDown 3:	Appeal from Caribbean island needing year to replace uranium
DDown 5:	Lacking control? Not at the edge of Africa, say
DDown 6:	Tester parrot gets a new inside
DDown 7:	Refuse to be a masseur: an old mistake
DDown 8:	Beaten unconscious? Time to sleep in the dorm!
DDown 12:	It's Cornish shilly-shallying, imprisoning one exhibiting over-the-top behaviour
DDown 13:	Call on crook to guarantee funds won't be misused	RINGFENCE
DDown 15:	Line taken by those discovering Australian mountains
DDown 17:	Long-lasting chain (iron) affected by cold
DDown 19:	Name in film musical (’51): "Sesame"
DDown 20:	Bending unduly, being crushed by snake
DDown 22:	Suspect's little time to blow lid