The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 12th May 2011

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 12th May 2011. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 5:	Vessel crossing area, following a straight course
AAcross 6:	Arrangement wherein you must come in behind, but not last
AAcross 6:	Arrangement wherein you must come in behind, but not last
AAcross 9:	Kept in mind a banking conference in Africa
AAcross 10:	Messed around with English in ten poems
AAcross 11:	Thomas, for example, holding clubs in card game
AAcross 12:	With learner getting punishment at school in my isolated state
AAcross 13:	Gets out of line, as today's solution does in every other row	BREAKSRANKS
AAcross 18:	Take the stuffing out of food devoured without resistance
AAcross 21:	Warning evil's masking good
AAcross 22:	Eccentric rector in old hat
AAcross 23:	Moderate or strong show of irritation
AAcross 24:	Altered image about me, finally, in this puzzle
AAcross 25:	Tips for trombone joining a kind of jazz quartet
DDown 1:	Like supporter at home holding a kind of sign inside boundary	INFAVOUR
DDown 2:	Bachelor with one diamond, say, for movie actress	BACALL
DDown 3:	I am holding pine up over a shrub
DDown 4:	Take part in ruling over nation
DDown 5:	American author who chronicled abysmal conditions in this city
DDown 7:	In charge, European is maximally loyal
DDown 8:	Person taking lead runs inside to take care of dog
DDown 8:	Person taking lead runs inside to take care of dog
DDown 14:	Features of many crosswords, for example, reappear in two words
DDown 15:	Asian type somehow making his mark on India
DDown 16:	Bishop or knight taking rook or queen to force a way through
DDown 17:	A sin that's done!
DDown 19:	In a frenzy, check it out, with no end of work
DDown 20:	Crazy name, say