The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd April 2010

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd April 2010. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	It's exasperating, old use maybe, having to sing about an ancient city
AAcross 8:	Ready for use in silly panto
AAcross 9:	Speak passionately, but another way, then strike	TUBTHUMP
AAcross 11:	Protection for Sara held back by police partly
AAcross 12:	Rubbish: you can see plenty in a small family
AAcross 13:	"The Dark Cavalier" hides his head
AAcross 15:	Discordant duet I test, which is poor
AAcross 17:	Checked style gets admired
AAcross 20:	Note about trouble and the prescription?
AAcross 21:	Feet all clumsy? Look at this ad!
AAcross 23:	Expand highway to be inside bend, nearly
AAcross 25:	Woman carrier, single, bringing a bloodhound into this?
AAcross 26:	Extend finger in use
AAcross 27:	Means an unexciting sandwich
DDown 1:	Jumping on one leg in mini-complex for buyers
DDown 2:	Absolute when put into words
DDown 3:	Saver made half the penniless sit inside
DDown 4:	Determined daughter lies under a bench
DDown 5:	Refusals concerning enthusiasts
DDown 6:	Brute turning over hay, needing a pair of specs
DDown 6:	Brute turning over hay, needing a pair of specs
DDown 7:	Paralyse the head of a halfwit
DDown 10:	Man with posterior spreading tries to be like someone else
DDown 14:	Chief criminal makes dog turn on priest
DDown 16:	I'm going to a concert and put off, if unrehearsed
DDown 18:	"Ain't it keeping one up?" asks the Queen of the Fairies
DDown 19:	Bather half hidden by activity to be formally discussed
DDown 22:	This girl needs to change daily
DDown 24:	Doctor with one foot in the bank