The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 10th April 2009

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 10th April 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Ten miles? Cad did about 1,500 metres, say
AAcross 8:	One lifting article over one foot
AAcross 9:	Inept display of glitz au derrière?
AAcross 11:	Specimen is circle bearing crescents
AAcross 12:	Popper in part of helmet secures it
AAcross 13:	Foreign character gathering in money
AAcross 15:	Wood on every counter
AAcross 17:	Den in hot house is captivated by fluttering eyelid	HIDEYHOLE
AAcross 20:	Part of joint turned over to band
AAcross 21:	Save loot in the van's old instrument
AAcross 23:	Fairly well-known celebrity is a painful lump
AAcross 25:	It's turning heads to get more attention than academic marks
AAcross 26:	Venue providing a time for reflection
AAcross 27:	Tackle an unpleasant task when wild plant gets there?	GRASPTHENETTLE
DDown 1:	Change in character faced with a gloomy environment for pub
DDown 2:	See fit to plan Sunday outing
DDown 3:	Biography of Tyler is revolutionary
DDown 4:	Get report after being fed up with cheese filling
DDown 5:	Mum's rotating blade bangs up against boiler
DDown 6:	Finally gets rid of ultimate range
DDown 7:	Oblige prisoners to exercise
DDown 10:	Lowest class of professional allowed a price that includes one
DDown 14:	Sign in tyrant's removal for the first time
DDown 16:	Group insect with day to transform
DDown 18:	Inaccurate mould is one that's rejected
DDown 19:	Hold them informally at start of boating contest
DDown 22:	Spurious attempt to climb on board vehicle
DDown 24:	State capital not on river