The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 27th September 2011

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 27th September 2011. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Mother and son in novel by Lawrence
AAcross 9:	Destroyed a relic that's long in shape but short in duration, as 13
AAcross 10:	Fare for Scots and English stable, according to self-proclaimed 16 3
AAcross 11:	Altered road in city such as 4 21, 17, or 22 down
AAcross 12:	Do some work for 11, putting some fish in river
AAcross 14:	For what's defined as "lots of percolated liquids" refer to other places
AAcross 15:	Italian dish it's no good returning, with badly limited choice
AAcross 17:	Novelist making change, inserting lines
AAcross 20:	Work of art covering acceptable area, like a Van Gogh self-portrait?
AAcross 22:	Better than what's done by being silly
AAcross 23:	Unsteady old king pierced by British weapon	OFFBALANCE
AAcross 24:	Reproduced book with colour added
AAcross 25:	Huge numbers in India holding rupees in central parts
AAcross 26:	Supposedly lucky types, fair people who never speak well of one another (Johnson)	THEIRISH
DDown 1:	Be critical about an expert able to solve everything
DDown 2:	Carries on without leader a long time, however short (as 13)
DDown 3:	Menial servant of duke, character in Dickens
DDown 4:	Brief one's put in front of court previously
DDown 5:	Get to know about awfully obese wit	BEWISETO
DDown 6:	Lie blandly when wrong — it'll get one nowhere
DDown 7:	Heartlessly bitter clue for author of diabolical 11
DDown 13:	Move cautiously with warning signals, where some cases are heard	INCHAMBERS
DDown 16:	Husband with weapon not so benign
DDown 18:	Lots of points about nothing in "the objections that are urged against this excellent 11" (see 7's 11)
DDown 19:	Policy covering aliens and some of their homes
DDown 21:	Old president holding vote in Mississippi city
DDown 22:	Supplier of porters we're changing in old transport system
DDown 24:	Put up with a person who talks when you wish him to listen, according to 7