The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 12th February 2010

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 12th February 2010. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Craft, if moving about
AAcross 5:	Shame about American support
AAcross 9:	Academic union that is vaguely in order
AAcross 10:	Guide one in area of land
AAcross 11:	Illumination using large quantity of electricity
AAcross 12:	Frustration over lecher warns followers
AAcross 14:	Told that beheadings are things of the past
AAcross 15:	Plant confusingly spoken of for some time to come?
AAcross 16:	Permit to break silence
AAcross 18:	Hang-up about direction of rocket science
AAcross 20:	Imagine in idols nothing but frippery …
AAcross 21:	… becoming reasonable
AAcross 24:	Gordius is past a perfect state
AAcross 25:	Is this a 27 meaning of "Oxbridge"?
AAcross 26:	Seafarer — Eliot's character includes one
AAcross 27:	Misprint could be a tiller
DDown 1:	Test case
DDown 2:	Infant (tiny) drops back a pound, which is dreadful
DDown 3:	London number called but not paid for
DDown 4:	It helps to keep away from tobacco
DDown 5:	Welcome subject of discussion
DDown 6:	Beg kitty to lie about with wild pups
DDown 7:	Claims of length reflected in times
DDown 8:	No artist detailed on church register
DDown 13:	Natty outfit displayed round ramshackle area
DDown 16:	What moved Marx to wreck film set?
DDown 17:	Mythical horseman
DDown 19:	Concerts start with one Ravel composition for keyboard instrument
DDown 22:	Uncommon, like Tunbridge Wells
DDown 23:	16 down proponent with wrong standing