The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd April 2009

There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd April 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Advance payments — one way to get by
AAcross 5:	Beer bottle for Brecht's mother
AAcross 9:	Call heard for works of Hoffmann
AAcross 10:	Threads in fashion lost their lustre?
AAcross 11:	Jonathan's producer, perhaps
AAcross 12:	Man, for example, going west with eastern girl	ELSIE
AAcross 13:	Head and tail of kipper: wretched seafood
AAcross 15:	Nutty set with acorns — old people in a tree?
AAcross 18:	One piece of advice concerning starter
AAcross 19:	Novice not a partner of this composer?
AAcross 21:	Bob Marley, for example, could be a star
AAcross 23:	Flag down fisherman
AAcross 25:	Event in European cellar
AAcross 26:	Way to go in tavern or theatre
AAcross 27:	Blakey is extremely talkative performer
AAcross 28:	Bet on every course?	EACHWAY
DDown 1:	Check support group first
DDown 1:	Check support group first
DDown 2:	Joining the Globe, aim to be a writer
DDown 3:	Question children
DDown 4:	They're for educating Rita — lots trained outside university
DDown 5:	Charming woman left out of group
DDown 6:	Type of joint found in film studios
DDown 7:	Old tennis player's cricket trophy
DDown 8:	Not stopping goal? Not so many!
DDown 14:	A VIP sells assorted toiletries	LIPSALVES
DDown 16:	Fried food served cold with salad
DDown 17:	Bring down spare seat cover
DDown 18:	Old general with a stronghold, so to speak, on the borders of Phrygia
DDown 20:	Hartley novel: "Chance"
DDown 22:	Divided Balkan city
DDown 23:	Beast with dry eyes, initially
DDown 24:	Irrational response when cop pockets a nickel