The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 10th February 2010

There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 10th February 2010. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Explosives expert and arms manufacturer oddly responsible for 20 31
AAcross 10:	Offended one FBI operative about political group
AAcross 11:	As starter of war, what he is wanting arranged?
AAcross 12:	One entitled to 9 20 31 if 17 20?
AAcross 13:	Having wise men leading Western state would be wonderful!
AAcross 15:	Clear about deity supporting war? That's most convenient
AAcross 17:	Literary paradox making Tolstoy's work redundant	WARIS
AAcross 18:	Fictional agreement given to minister, then PM
AAcross 20:	See 17
AAcross 22:	Collection of documents found to be dodgy ie dross
AAcross 25:	Offensive commanded caused anger
AAcross 26:	Orwell's name for one elected just before 1984
AAcross 27:	Not a valid defence for a Niger con when demolished
AAcross 30:	Harsh way in which torture results, primarily, in limited information
AAcross 31:	Value force, from what we hear
DDown 1:	Realise obsessive political analyst is upset
DDown 2:	One who makes short work of a link with ringleader
DDown 3:	Squander money in way that's sad and obscene
DDown 4:	Lord revealing what every schoolboy should know
DDown 5:	Blanket for victim of bombing
DDown 6:	Choose distorted interpretation and get taken for a ride?	GOFORASPIN
DDown 7:	RAF set out to deliver air attack
DDown 8:	Possible withdrawal from Mideast? That's a thought
DDown 13:	Cut nothing in false English WMD version
DDown 14:	Reach GIs in disarray, moving from military position
DDown 16:	Extremes of terror, aim of roughly defined movement
DDown 19:	According to Party slogan, 27 is such power
DDown 21:	Main area that divides Europe and US
DDown 23:	Lots of flights contributing to worst air strikes
DDown 24:	Disclosure in editorials partly controlled
DDown 26:	World leader, so-called
DDown 28:	Flawed conclusions used by warmonger to drop diplomacy
DDown 29:	Former PM at centre of belated enquiry