The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 20th November 2012

There are 17 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 20th November 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Aftershave contracts boxer that's tough
AAcross 5:	See 4
AAcross 9:	Twisted end of cap — fresh sardine packaging
AAcross 10:	Dried fruit shapes
AAcross 11:	Picked stuff that's green and returned bags?
AAcross 12:	Two records, one after the other
AAcross 13:	Some strange Nevada city
AAcross 14:	Casting TV hit as a weary one gets number
AAcross 16:	Aldi promotions initially see returns after Tesco misses out to defectors
AAcross 19:	Passion excuse, missing start to party
AAcross 21:	Flo-Jo, ignoring judge, died — ugly side of runner’s field?
AAcross 21:	Flo-Jo, ignoring judge, died — ugly side of runner’s field?
AAcross 23:	Hunting call originally sets off hounds' onslaught
AAcross 24:	Exposed rider to run with fanatical backing
AAcross 25:	See 14	TOHEAVEN
AAcross 26:	One cuts off foxtrot — a losing sequence overturned
AAcross 27:	Second date to be arranged — unknown still
DDown 2:	So a heartless Led Zeppelin IV tour’s awful — will you attend?	REPONDEZSILVOUS
DDown 3:	Snack done perfectly that is providing sandwich for son
DDown 4:	Composition of Page/Plant — disc in an artwork
DDown 5:	Balls trapped in underwear — they split hairs
DDown 6:	Urge forward, one to mark short footballer …
DDown 7:	… yet unusually hurt tackling nothing?
DDown 8:	Want skinny rat? Watch catcher, ultimately, six feet under collecting equipment for sewer	NEEDLEANDTHREAD
DDown 15:	Sugar maybe taking one part of 7 tree
DDown 17:	Not friendly — while one cuts nutritional description of water
DDown 18:	After change of centre spread, becomes more bare
DDown 20:	Restricted part of street magician's vanishing trick essentially, around America
DDown 22:	See 2