The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 20th February 2009

There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 20th February 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Matters of principle? One switches sides, baring teeth
AAcross 5:	Short journey to social event? One's relieved when it's good!
AAcross 9:	Greek girl embraced by this Roman
AAcross 10:	Panics finding a gangster with guns?
AAcross 11:	Where a lot may re-gather to drink gin, possibly
AAcross 13:	Bristle on Dad's face — time to shave it off?
AAcross 14:	Abandoned a financial career for an academic position in Paris
AAcross 17:	A wing? It could make flier, first and last, mobile
AAcross 18:	Hairy growth he removed from the wood
AAcross 20:	Famous Neapolitan or Corsican involved with EU
AAcross 23:	This troubled rabbi completely losing heart for a time in Israel
AAcross 24:	Regardless of other things, is mischief maker taking fool in?	INITSELF
AAcross 25:	Dry aristocrat entertained by tragic female
AAcross 26:	Row about 2p — should one have offered more?
DDown 2:	A number of balls to ’ang in the air
DDown 3:	Look pale and cold, having plunged into the drink for a stint
DDown 4:	Governing body had nurse brought before it
DDown 5:	Various earlier CDs I borrow — last two not in places where they should be	RECORDLIBRARIES
DDown 6:	Very loud cry for advance? The reverse when one's retreated	DRAWNOFF
DDown 7:	Down with Henry! Shame!
DDown 8:	Beauty arrives having hidden wrinkles
DDown 12:	Dressing up in robes, I annoy a Methodist
DDown 15:	Drunk disposing of litre, male wanting drink for good health!	BOTTOMSUP
DDown 16:	Brown mineral extractable from mine with toil
DDown 19:	Miniskirt enthusiast, one gathered, is attractive but not modern
DDown 21:	I love going round church — right medium to bring the divine alive?
DDown 22:	Odd bits of culture that you see here