The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 15th February 2012

There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 15th February 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	15's dip to seize prey, wings torn off
AAcross 5:	Pleased to see hit involving heroes, for a start
AAcross 9:	Old dictator, Pol's partner, executed the divvy
AAcross 10:	Dance tease, say
AAcross 11:	Capitals of Italy, Morocco and Germany less popular in important 8 city?
AAcross 12:	Game tease, say, in John
AAcross 13:	Regarding the birth of the bum
AAcross 15:	Old chef's after salmon for group	PINKFLOYD
AAcross 18:	Growth in ecstasy through distribution of narcotic
AAcross 19:	Escape that's authorised, in a word?
AAcross 19:	Escape that's authorised, in a word?
AAcross 21:	See 23 down	ONYOU
AAcross 23:	Like jelly? 4, perhaps, for triangular plate
AAcross 25:	Obscure 8 7, say — base
AAcross 26:	More cross, train not in, completing last in puzzle
AAcross 27:	Right pair of OT characters, free
AAcross 28:	Plastic through which to draw money by cents, I gathered
DDown 1:	See 18
DDown 2:	Time saved by unscrambling of a Gemini crossword, primarily cryptic
DDown 3:	Name tag's initial, lining hat
DDown 4:	English city Paul built for Australian natives
DDown 5:	See 23
DDown 6:	Discouraging classic hit breaking farmers in middle of July
DDown 7:	One intercepting newspaper feature
DDown 8:	See 23
DDown 14:	Rearing meat, you waste sugar
DDown 16:	"Numbers" originally called "number" in error, raised
DDown 17:	Wild dog taking drink, head down
DDown 18:	15's doctor went into a hall to pen "Two Little Boys"
DDown 20:	See 18	THEWALL
DDown 22:	Sing composition in lullaby, only borders raised
DDown 23:	15's timid about one gaseous element, shifting my zodiac around
DDown 24:	Line in letter recited