The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 10th April 2014

There are 16 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 10th April 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Ornament? Composer's almost room for one
AAcross 5:	Uncovered aunt desperately lying about age? Just a little awkward
AAcross 9:	Something Arabs or Bedouin have imbibed
AAcross 10:	Demons? Fashionable young reporter has one
AAcross 11:	Made notes about animals
AAcross 12:	Upbeat current film has visual restraint
AAcross 13:	Stiff examination involving mark set by female
AAcross 14:	Paint picture of second bed in flower
AAcross 16:	Was in contact with John Peel? Sorry, no idea about that
AAcross 19:	Heartless men wrongly take over Times, heartlessly
AAcross 21:	Playing Puck not Bottom, learn he is a helpful creature
AAcross 23:	Insane woman's backing poet
AAcross 24:	Father of actor undergoing split
AAcross 25:	After I left, floor covering is in a state
AAcross 26:	Final appearance of Desmond, N in Sunset Boulevard
AAcross 27:	Female king? The Spanish are ready
DDown 2:	I am dressing 24, holding up party
DDown 3:	Top boss? Mum mouths off: "Animal!"
DDown 4:	It's a frightful thing, almost struggling to walk without glasses on, initially
DDown 5:	Unruly youth, first out of bed, with hairstyle changed to latest version
DDown 6:	Harsh-sounding brother
DDown 7:	One that cuts new coins in Ireland
DDown 8:	Someone like me to throw up a pork pie on the hearth?	LOBLIEBYTHEFIRE
DDown 15:	Kills a little time at Angler's Rest, ultimately getting drunk
DDown 17:	Eight in a row?
DDown 18:	Criminal activity of daughter somewhere in London
DDown 20:	Have to get in a cheesecake
DDown 22:	Unable to love choral music