The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 1st December 2010

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 1st December 2010. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Indicator of age to tread heavily on fruit
AAcross 6:	Twist with second hands
AAcross 9:	Musical separatists swallowing 6	EVITA
AAcross 10:	Shows insubordination, giving support to negotiations	TALKSBACK
AAcross 11:	Want pig to interrupt junior theologian's old teaching aid
AAcross 12:	Part of the procedure for backing favourites
AAcross 14:	Immoral practice of infecting cheese with black lines
AAcross 15:	Beaten by uncultured Rod Stewart remix?
AAcross 17:	Freedom fighter going to ancient city with drum
AAcross 19:	A male wearing female's garment going to a Biblical land
AAcross 20:	Pellet, or its victim?
AAcross 22:	Inscription over cross includes "Whereunto man returneth" — a Liberal relating to Labour?
AAcross 25:	Wind up with nothing to lift from inside bone
AAcross 26:	Final blow as delivered by bear? Not really
AAcross 27:	Order a fish recipe first
AAcross 28:	Experienced a French reservoir in the Peak District
DDown 1:	Nerd, extremely dumb, drinking urine
DDown 2:	What happens on Lesbos — naughty island! — during haircut?
DDown 3:	Explorer's humble dwelling revealed secret	SHACKLETON
DDown 4:	Man's opposite almost devouring human head
DDown 5:	Actor's friend raised weed	PALTROW
DDown 6:	Crack troops given hot band
DDown 7:	Aggressively criticise head of state maintaining nothing's up
DDown 8:	Having confused "kepi" with "wadi", I seek clarification here	WIKIPEDIA
DDown 13:	Writer's supporter writing on dope fiend?
DDown 14:	Biblical character Seth born to Ahab? That's wrong
DDown 16:	Get rid of pest with sodium injection
DDown 18:	Verse form used by Swinburne or Auden, queerly
DDown 19:	Dirty saucepan top in its own capacity
DDown 21:	Producer of milkshake losing head
DDown 23:	Origin of Leyton Orient is most insignificant
DDown 24:	Electronic blue fridge of sorts