The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 6th September 2012

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 6th September 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Row — create waves, the key to come first
AAcross 10:	Expected to fail in record time
AAcross 11:	Loot published before bed
AAcross 12:	23 24's year?	THEFOUR
AAcross 13:	Ambition to cut the crap
AAcross 14:	Someone picking half a nut with mint coating, herb at the centre
AAcross 14:	Someone picking half a nut with mint coating, herb at the centre
AAcross 16:	Great lyric, trad song, not a new song by 23 24	BIGGIRLSDONTCRY
AAcross 19:	Reserve shown by setter, perhaps, as speaker
AAcross 21:	Bull gutted about bloody fight
AAcross 22:	See 12
AAcross 23:	Singer managed capital held by one of 12 22, yours truly	FRANKIE
AAcross 24:	See 23	VALLI
AAcross 25:	Conservative sold off hospital, aloof about it
DDown 1:	Wild seabird is stealing heart of dicky bird
DDown 2:	Gorgeous purpose of a taser?
DDown 3:	23 24's song has the nation on the radio
DDown 4:	In stereo, Eisenhower in Hollywood, song by 23 24
DDown 5:	Southpaw fifth, if not punching rowing crew?
DDown 5:	Southpaw fifth, if not punching rowing crew?
DDown 6:	See 4	LIKEAMAN
DDown 7:	The Lone Ranger, perhaps, on popular horse
DDown 8:	Beginnin*
DDown 14:	Hypothetical nuclear reaction, if no clouds generated
DDown 15:	Two little boys and setter finding workers' product
DDown 17:	Describing an athlete’s drink one drunkard kept for later? Not entirely
DDown 18:	Impractical brain-warping couple?
DDown 20:	Bird inferior to budgie's top dog
DDown 21:	Breakfast food taps arm
DDown 22:	Island capital, sort of light in it
DDown 23:	Dog gets to lie with dog, both bottoms wiped