The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th October 2011

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th October 2011. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Producer of 24 when the Guardian's in difficulties	FOURSIXES
AAcross 8:	Precocious young girl, whichever way you look at it
AAcross 9:	Having short dip, first of blue tits saw worm wriggling in novel way	ATSWIMTWO
AAcross 10:	See 9
AAcross 12:	See 26
AAcross 13:	Sort out crime (hot hint: pedal into work)	THETHIRD
AAcross 14:	See 25
AAcross 17:	Contents of spoon and cup each put in "flathk" in "a bad story about the 20"	THEPOOR
AAcross 20:	Riley endlessly had fun, initially having suffered just the opposite?	HARDLIFE
AAcross 22:	Washing facilities bedsit surprisingly offers
AAcross 24:	See 17
AAcross 25:	Tip-off: bike part involved in thievery (hack's rewritten book)	THEDALKEY
AAcross 26:	Said tart to old boy: "Nowt French for an Irishman"	FLANN
AAcross 27:	See 13
DDown 1:	Bum on the up, after house in Bath
DDown 2:	Somewhat like ex-PM that's kind of shady?
DDown 3:	City team has the last word	XIAMEN
DDown 4:	10 in pie doled out with stew
DDown 5:	District with church and city hospital
DDown 6:	Indulge Asian creature reportedly extremely 2	PANDERTO
DDown 11:	One lewdly desiring some bicycle chains
DDown 15:	Nearly broken, holding the same sort of memory	READONLY
DDown 16:	Cover story 5 raised
DDown 18:	Old 27 having surrealist briefly replace second English cyclist?
DDown 19:	Crazy Horse converted to film again
DDown 21:	Indulgently affectionate element in man's best friend
DDown 22:	Off day? That is criminal
DDown 23:	Great love reformed despicable chap