The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th July 2011

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

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Half of farce is put into waving arms — official
AAcross 6:	Police operation that needs support?
AAcross 8:	Card trick takes in the press etc
AAcross 9:	Scrap tasteless name dropping, Fish!
AAcross 10:	Sun on raw wound
AAcross 11:	Diane's short on Cheddar? Bring it up
AAcross 12:	One-time royal command variety show performer
AAcross 15:	Called in Buffalo Bill
AAcross 15:	Called in Buffalo Bill
AAcross 16:	Pepper's top music arrangement
AAcross 19:	More before accepting status of sergeant?
AAcross 21:	Fail as a 17 8 to produce someone's breakfast?	LAYANEGG
AAcross 22:	Mediocre, cheap housing place providing child care
AAcross 24:	Sadly died in high-performance car: do you see the irony, put coarsely?
AAcross 25:	Spike, say, the arts and craftsman, stuck in shed — not right
AAcross 26:	Be a stoneworker and sleep soundly
AAcross 27:	Sporting centre includes cold refreshment reserve
DDown 1:	Cold, depressed northern custard pie distributor?
DDown 2:	Only Kitty's reported to be an upstanding neighbourhood watch member
DDown 3:	Epic film, extremely lacking, upset man of Harlech?
DDown 4:	Poor genetic material's turned up flatfish
DDown 4:	Poor genetic material's turned up flatfish
DDown 5:	Tip of putter, wrought, seasoned — just what a good driver needs
DDown 6:	In what do you appear naked, nothing on, fool?
DDown 7:	Butcher initially supplies what 8, 12, 25, 6 down, 17 and 22 down seek
DDown 13:	Magazine heard by ace a mile off northern battle location
DDown 14:	Southeastern port, otherwise northerly city
DDown 17:	An applauding audience will, disconnectedly, for a really good one?
DDown 17:	An applauding audience will, disconnectedly, for a really good one?
DDown 18:	Male toughs bad for police image?
DDown 18:	Male toughs bad for police image?
DDown 20:	Against being hugged by the woman wearing prisoner's stripe
DDown 22:	Rich sulphur extracted from beyond earth
DDown 23:	She's, top to toe, East German/Swiss novelist