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The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th April 2012

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

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Spooner's opening for pet cover
AAcross 1: Spooner's opening for pet cover
AAcross 5: Get back from Las Vegas, virtually ruined
AAcross 9: Endless talk after instant coffee
AAcross 10: Blunder of Rodney's shall soon appear here?ONLYFOOLS
AAcross 11: Perverts enter adult establishment for dirty material?
AAcross 12: By yard reversing vehicle for service
AAcross 14: Blow-up dolls? Heaven! Something to hold during sex?LOVEHANDLES
AAcross 18: Painter turning over a new leaf — contract surrealist server from Spain?RAFAELNADAL
AAcross 21: Kit stored in luggage area
AAcross 22: Maybe News of the World pull document investigation?
AAcross 25: See 10ANDHORSES
AAcross 26: Make teary — Albert mostly upset
AAcross 27: Letters to Mercury united Queen's ultimate piece
AAcross 28: Male to front Yes, 1970s' band? Initially interview donor of bone marrow
DDown 1: Dart round motorway's intersection with A1 for network
DDown 2: Build up account — Hollywood star is missing
DDown 3: Something dropped in 10 25 — characters to make revolutionary whopper, right?
DDown 4: Analyse what hand of poker might do?
DDown 5: "Boldly spotted the third allotment": penned by Guardian setter
DDown 6: Copy left Independent paper
DDown 7: Lovely dealer finally found in America — that's possible
DDown 8: Writer, perhaps, in Sun — one penetrating heart of Fleet Street
DDown 13: Where 1 down of 10 25 live wires stripped could be blown up?
DDown 15: Forgivable lapse of two-fingered salute — no good covering up topless magician
DDown 16: Three characters forming sound — short fool in 10 25 hit hard
DDown 17: Occasional busman's holiday?
DDown 19: Place to sit in summer and watch tennis player's first half
DDown 20: Hooted loudly — 10 25 character goes head over heels, crashing into bar
DDown 23: Course records award …EPSOM
DDown 24: … course conditions losing current medal
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