The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 31st May 2011

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 31st May 2011. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	23's nesting cups?	BRAINTREE
AAcross 6:	Part that's just my sort of thing!
AAcross 8:	Waste, I trusted, that's what it is!
AAcross 9:	23's Dagenham employer once behind girls, oddly dismissed	ILFORD
AAcross 10:	Blend containing oxygen, last of dry air
AAcross 11:	In-flight security device takes energy from asteroid drifting around back of Jupiter
AAcross 12:	23's good child, back shortly	EPPING
AAcross 15:	Antelope, best one unfortunately ending in wok
AAcross 16:	23's favourite of 5 importing baccy, finally
AAcross 19:	23's blonde bombshell
AAcross 21:	23's marriage of two boys	BASILDON
AAcross 22:	See 6 down	WALDEN
AAcross 24:	Urge one to divide parties
AAcross 25:	Most filthy is it, with germ spreading?
AAcross 26:	Queen of Iran, never
AAcross 27:	Figure I make, certainly disheartened, nothing to write about
DDown 1:	Note, always a note that comes up
DDown 2:	It was deduced by taking port during short month
DDown 3:	Sharp like a fly, might you say?
DDown 4:	Places hosting one's fights
DDown 5:	English king out of the country, promoted over the new queen
DDown 6:	23's Kelly perhaps taking grass or spliff ultimately, strong, while standing on head
DDown 7:	Old Venetian, bow in hair, old look
DDown 13:	Act of making cool programme about jazz player I love
DDown 14:	Slowly eat away at some bacon daughter's dressed formally?
DDown 17:	A lie is conceived about Catholic leader to strip one of clerical status
DDown 18:	Killer with first of goons, punching destroyer
DDown 20:	Mass meetings run with friends
DDown 22:	A little bit needed to secure second game
DDown 23:	Favourite of 5's opponents, having jolly good fun