The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 19th September 2013

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 19th September 2013. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Relating to written work, American cutting production of Tristan and Isolde
AAcross 8:	Copper, British, in charge of the third degree
AAcross 9:	Passage to hypnotise
AAcross 11:	Drink, at home, one after Meistersinger's main character protects mastery
AAcross 12:	See 23	RAYTUBE
AAcross 13:	See 4	OFTHE
AAcross 15:	Sponsor of baptism, head and priest are not capturing day
AAcross 17:	Plant short arrow over on Strongbow's left during advert
AAcross 20:	Unseats ordinary American, way back
AAcross 21:	In file, part of script to Pixar film (director's cut)	LINEDUP
AAcross 23:	Part from old TV broadcast of Bayreuth act incorporating poem
AAcross 25:	See 4
AAcross 26:	In the morning, Number 10's Labour surgery?
AAcross 27:	Initially, dead rude: Ben Elton cracks English line about sex?
DDown 1:	Gloomy supporting party, Green politician: "Cuts can be broken down"
DDown 2:	Dry tears shed by one, half-heartedly?
DDown 3:	Mathematician's set up hint — left concept on back of publication
DDown 4:	Stirring Lohengrin tune — fight encompasses live masterpiece	THERING
DDown 5:	Guided the unholy Tannhäuser on Rome expedition — devastated, primarily
DDown 6:	Adding change to Ring for female part
DDown 7:	US equips air conditioning — cold son grabs remote
DDown 10:	Cryptic setter's not getting love tablet: something for sex drive?
DDown 14:	Director and topless celebrity against denial
DDown 16:	U-turn on side
DDown 18:	Delight of artist with start of Parsifal — prelude not over
DDown 19:	Figure caught in The Flying Dutchman — doomed Senta (soprano) ultimately going off
DDown 22:	Daughter to pass water bottle's top for Yankee nerd
DDown 24:	Had one drawn with parts