The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 1st February 2011

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 1st February 2011. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Start putting fresh lead on carpet
AAcross 1:	Start putting fresh lead on carpet
AAcross 5:	A dead giveaway?
AAcross 9:	Key closing old lift
AAcross 10:	Tory squeezing a Liberal, it's 1-0 for the government?
AAcross 11:	Total power lost, I am taking bus, sadly
AAcross 12:	Rejection of local housing right wind-up!
AAcross 14:	Grammatical term speaking of Santa's little helper?
AAcross 18:	Fancy quality beef, lower in essential content
AAcross 21:	Flying man?
AAcross 22:	A work of art padre initially put in position at front of church?
AAcross 25:	I get a rat cooked to keep very lean
AAcross 26:	See 24
AAcross 27:	Most elevated, a total of 22 international cricketers?
AAcross 28:	See 1 down
DDown 1:	Very passionate, but Spooner's nasty and yellow!	KEENAS
DDown 2:	See 14
DDown 3:	Fool, unfortunately clouted around, beaten
DDown 4:	Actuality about East side
DDown 5:	Restaurant with money overlooking lake
DDown 6:	Leave fairly shortly
DDown 7:	Treat Paul with dire injection
DDown 8:	Theme music old writer's written up in new tome
DDown 13:	Fruit soaking up one's drink, disperses
DDown 15:	Sharp tack left upside down, piercing islander
DDown 16:	Terror, certainly, underneath a couple of females
DDown 17:	Girl in limo that's funny one-liner?
DDown 19:	Huge creature's ear bitten by grizzly, end ripped off
DDown 20:	Ducks are put in the oven with last of sausage stuffing
DDown 23:	Four men framed for a crime they didn't commit ’ad meat
DDown 24:	US emergency vehicle's worry with individual trapped, fight ensuing