The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 24th July 2009

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 24th July 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Do remove the front of that festive headgear	PARTYHAT
AAcross 5:	Compensate for inoperative company
AAcross 9:	People being treated, say, with forbearance
AAcross 10:	Stick the plug in this place
AAcross 11:	Most drained one wine during trial
AAcross 12:	Al's map spoiled by some of the blood
AAcross 14:	A neat way to go down under?
AAcross 18:	One of the ship's company has a possible cut limb
AAcross 22:	Flowering lily initially planted in a time of rapid growth
AAcross 23:	Filthy stalls containing poor bub's little bottles
AAcross 24:	What President Coolidge was said to have done with liquor outlaw
AAcross 25:	A speed car comes first with a hard top
AAcross 26:	Sprinter, the German, remains inside
AAcross 27:	Dwelling for rival not finished, housed in temporary accommodation
DDown 1:	Immature creature devoured in move towards adulthood
DDown 2:	Eritrea, unsettled after losing leading athlete, has to withdraw
DDown 3:	Returns and surrenders
DDown 4:	It takes so long retrieve computer data from MCC — easiest altered
DDown 6:	Musicians cooking the books?
DDown 7:	Leaves briefly with records secured by strapping	STEPSOUT
DDown 8:	Adolescent has unwisely eaten half of burger
DDown 13:	Emphasise stress created by university at each introduction
DDown 15:	The resting place of many an old wreck?	OCEANBED
DDown 16:	We must have time to get nets in swampy areas
DDown 17:	Not moving, I'm with a crowd three quarters of a mile below
DDown 19:	A sort of bread-and-scrape?
DDown 20:	Road rage is an illusion!
DDown 21:	Right? Redistribute seats around state