The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 23rd February 2012

There are 12 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 23rd February 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 4:	Bumble, before and after the box, to abandon abstaining from skating	JACKIN
AAcross 6:	Note worried Sikhs in problem with scales
AAcross 9:	See 4
AAcross 10:	Calculate spin given to ball and have new ideas with the box
AAcross 11:	Twisting of a choir's tail that didn't really happen
AAcross 15:	River birds that work with music
AAcross 17:	Land-based American at sea honours English
AAcross 18:	Write a line with thanks about river for the box	PENALTYAREA
AAcross 22:	Book about paints requiring hard work
AAcross 23:	Fragile opener should be boxed
AAcross 24:	Excuse a little colour without energy, maybe, on box
AAcross 25:	See 7
DDown 1:	Performed to a small house near Oxford	DIDCOT
DDown 2:	Secondary establishment for stinking fish?
DDown 2:	Secondary establishment for stinking fish?
DDown 3:	Nasty problem with roofing tiles
DDown 4:	Danger of substituting topless cat for love in joy
DDown 5:	Number of those made to pay money put in box
DDown 7:	Speed possible danger, demarcated by box
DDown 8:	Must be A, B, C, D, F, or G then?
DDown 12:	Ordered people to go back to junction with grudge
DDown 13:	Floppy disc initially needs ironing but stays floppy
DDown 14:	Repeat fix for one with a whistle and a gun
DDown 16:	Relevant order to take chair when primate's about
DDown 19:	One doing good service to solvers at sultanate
DDown 20:	Slight progress — bird all gone by Boxing Day commemoration
DDown 21:	See 10