The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 8th August 2012

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 8th August 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Tricky situation, having to preserve a mischievous child
AAcross 4:	Dull Second and Third from Prokofiev, ending in Vaughan Williams' mortified cry?
AAcross 9:	See 26
AAcross 10:	Popular figure into reforming, yet law unto herself, the Queen	THEROYALWE
AAcross 11:	Old 26 9, lightweight in store
AAcross 12:	Bearing right, work to see name on old US aircraft
AAcross 13:	So brevity different!
AAcross 15:	Weak film about boxing
AAcross 16:	Strike small arachnid
AAcross 18:	Little time to cry, protecting wife after a month in siege
AAcross 22:	Empty hen house duck found centrally in street
AAcross 23:	Farm animals talked regularly behind domestic animal
AAcross 25:	Patient accommodating seconds, parts to find hot meals
AAcross 26:	Both thin and thick stuff written by me — quite some name!
AAcross 27:	Invalid guided around a rider
AAcross 28:	New beginnings in double entendres, Uranus circling 9 being taken from behind
DDown 1:	Staff around but it needs filling
DDown 2:	Catholic penetrating spy organisation, getting about
DDown 3:	Child in stories that's not saying enough
DDown 5:	A poet entertaining circle on a ship
DDown 6:	Feel low, as every daughter in line heading for nuptials	REACHDOWN
DDown 7:	Publication for whom monkey writes cryptic
DDown 8:	Brunette with plait plaited, sweet thing
DDown 14:	Pubs' motto, possibly?	BOTTOMSUP
DDown 17:	Paul's set up drink, then game wrapped in fruit, but no starter for 26 9
DDown 19:	See 17
DDown 20:	Welshman's grasped member, it's claimed
DDown 21:	26 9, model no more
DDown 24:	See 7