The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 19th January 2012

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 19th January 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Just too much pie, at best revolting	ABITSTEEP
AAcross 10:	Remarkable time, hard to manage running backwards
AAcross 11:	Big horrid giant's ideal pet, if hairy — is it?
AAcross 12:	Brief inspection initially poking bum
AAcross 13:	Food, one's gathered?
AAcross 14:	Accord, perhaps binding last two characters from Stephen Fry novel for US actor
AAcross 16:	Ultimate in rejection that hurts, partners claimed something unique
AAcross 17:	Very wriggly leech, one entering channel
AAcross 19:	See 11	BIRDEATING
AAcross 22:	Most ethical part that shouldn't have been corrected
AAcross 24:	Suggesting act unauthorised by the unions
AAcross 25:	Knowing costing, devastated
AAcross 26:	For whom time's passed, having discarded blue rosette?	EXCON
AAcross 27:	Mug with which short contrary coquette fills a pond
DDown 1:	Anything tinned? Delicious starter: bird stuffed in bottom — way out!	CAUGHTANDBOWLED
DDown 2:	Nanny is unable to — but ___ for container
DDown 3:	Award unblemished?
DDown 4:	Doubly fine grass pulled up round back of hedge, twice	YEAHYEAH
DDown 5:	See 11
DDown 6:	Publication no longer appearing contemporary with easily manipulated hack — shabby about right?	NEWSOFTHE
DDown 7:	Poet in whom poetry?
DDown 8:	Susan, the agriculturist, makes you laugh out loud — it's the drugs!
DDown 15:	Still silent about view? Not entirely
DDown 17:	Player, perhaps, underneath plant, sharp
DDown 18:	Quote something positive about it
DDown 20:	Top of chimney grabbed by roof worker slipping over, one's survived
DDown 21:	Artist seeing specialist, we hear, to avoid op?
DDown 23:	See 6