The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th February 2012

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th February 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Where the 17 takes his money?
AAcross 4:	15 made of 25, 26 and 27
AAcross 9:	Outstanding repeat for singer
AAcross 10:	Literary entertainment for the day (8 May) the girls wandered round	LIGHTVERSE
AAcross 11:	The 17 that takes your money?
AAcross 12:	Later to be followed by 17	INAWHILE
AAcross 13:	Part of book including queen with prince as character
AAcross 15:	Cat where it sat (say) on the mat (nearly)
AAcross 16:	Row in drawer?
AAcross 17:	Walking girls pretending to cry?
AAcross 21:	Making play with small Scotch and loud Greek
AAcross 22:	The Sun, champion of comfort
AAcross 24:	Premier pianist indulging in weird speak
AAcross 25:	First virtuous, then venerable …
AAcross 26:	… then pirate …
AAcross 27:	… then policeman
DDown 1:	Priest keeps out fashionable business
DDown 2:	Solver no good? Won't be so forever
DDown 3:	Suffer headless flier to flap
DDown 5:	Song people don't listen to any more means expense
DDown 6:	Spooner's fodder put through the mill for dog
DDown 7:	Cage bird rebelled and upset everything
DDown 8:	It's from 2 onwards, scrambled eggs (pair) with scone	AGEINGPROCESS
DDown 14:	Second wave hits little room that has reproductive function
DDown 16:	8 sees 26 among the 25 that may be trashed
DDown 18:	Monastic mountain society found among gamblers?
DDown 19:	Pupil (of the eye) is compartmentalised
DDown 20:	Spectator leader supplied energy in tablet
DDown 23:	Help, say, in bloomer, in short	LEGUP