The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th May 2011

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th May 2011. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	A lack of items spotted on black undergarment
AAcross 4:	Crowns duck — served like ice creams?
AAcross 9:	Feller with rhythm, as Napier might say?
AAcross 10:	Confront one put out within government department once	FACEUPTO
AAcross 11:	Deplorable release for a catalogue of felonies
AAcross 13:	Setter's comment about month keeping rain off ground — as tarpaulin, say
AAcross 14:	See 22
AAcross 16:	South American city, some capital I'm assuming
AAcross 18:	Opportunity to give ground endorsed, always	REDNOSEDAY
AAcross 21:	Is the fire of Achilles so close behind?	HOTONONESHEELS
AAcross 23:	Union leader, ridiculously fair and bold
AAcross 24:	Speechless carrying in dwarf
AAcross 25:	Arrange time for a lot of prancing about?
AAcross 26:	Finally, dry skins flipping close to dropping off
DDown 1:	Male charging fifty points for this?
DDown 2:	Gentle pace wrong, heavenly being lifted
DDown 3:	Its product's white paper, treatise ultimately to shout about
DDown 5:	Consult with loan to be negotiated, every point considered	ONALLCOUNTS
DDown 6:	American dish's little ’ouse?
DDown 7:	Go off with retired policeman at conclusion of case
DDown 8:	Fencing — ’s my sport?
DDown 12:	Eternal right taken up, a sensitive thing
DDown 13:	Dog depraved on hind legs discovered round rear of bitch
DDown 15:	See a clip supposed to be great
DDown 17:	Wind ’neath me?
DDown 19:	Managed to go up river to remove insects
DDown 20:	Popular type up for starters?
DDown 22:	Without a hitch? I suppose so