The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 24th February 2011

There are 17 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 24th February 2011. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	A short jacket is dazzling
AAcross 5:	They're supposed to keep you quiet — situation with half the managers
AAcross 9:	Boy interrupted by horrible woman was nervous
AAcross 10:	Dessert recipe in jacket
AAcross 11:	Tongue supplied by butcher's emporium
AAcross 12:	Like written material, arranged in column with date
AAcross 13:	An elitist backing one form of "potty" art
AAcross 14:	Advance with challenge that's personal
AAcross 14:	Advance with challenge that's personal
AAcross 16:	Stop trade, we say, in material for biological research
AAcross 19:	Strength of character around university at a minimum — it's weak
AAcross 21:	Jewellery clutched by lovely lady coming against king — someone in the tower?
AAcross 23:	Ceremony appropriate for audience
AAcross 24:	Country airs composed about America
AAcross 25:	Religious song beginning again, containing a denunciation
AAcross 26:	Put tiny boy in gym in school break?
AAcross 27:	Bequeaths money to old women's society after death
DDown 2:	Cave animal	BEWAREOFTHEBULL
DDown 3:	A gallery under refurbishment could be that simple
DDown 4:	Drug to relieve asthma and hinder pee flowing!
DDown 5:	I paced around Beijing initially — before discovering this?
DDown 6:	Almost everything of poor quality in book
DDown 7:	Top lady searched in the House of Lords?
DDown 8:	A town memento now recollected in song	ONEMANWENTTOMOW
DDown 15:	A type of tree covered in fruit? It's only on the surface
DDown 17:	Pasquale's receiving gift, the ultimate in fine wine
DDown 18:	Left good silver in enormous lidless cases, perhaps
DDown 20:	Spotted animal (not lion) round capital of Chad, he being thirsty
DDown 22:	One Indian female high up in another Asian land