The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 18th May 2012

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 18th May 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Weigh down detective with booze
AAcross 9:	General gets Chinese parasite
AAcross 10:	United draw with Dutch
AAcross 11:	Plan to go in by force
AAcross 12:	Worries about second stroke
AAcross 14:	Starts to find occultist in setback?
AAcross 15:	A target designed for a sporting event
AAcross 17:	Setter's old-fashioned — an insurmountable difficulty
AAcross 20:	Footballer's hanging onto new underwear
AAcross 22:	Professional killer liquidated characters in cinema
AAcross 23:	One Parisian chorus drinks wine? That's not fair!
AAcross 24:	Old Bob had a meal in gorge
AAcross 25:	Tycoon's stage effects
AAcross 26:	Ethiopian leader giving voice in Olympic competition
DDown 1:	Sue set fire to institute entrance
DDown 2:	Vegetable commonly found in Christmas pudding
DDown 3:	Barrister's clothing
DDown 4:	Government adopts trade union legislation
DDown 5:	Philanthropy is a liberal axiom
DDown 6:	One included in censure is to lose value
DDown 7:	Charlie's speed is immaculate
DDown 13:	Liberate the Channel Islands with pressure in spring
DDown 16:	Speculator produced article — riots erupted
DDown 18:	Badly-treated migrants feeling hurt
DDown 19:	Fool occupied by immensity of old court sessions
DDown 21:	A number pester partner in a state of immaturity
DDown 22:	Painter cut admission
DDown 24:	Arranged hotel for Adamson?