The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 24th April 2014

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 24th April 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Pirate, having met the Queen, could be prime minister once
AAcross 4:	Vague promise that one may get paid
AAcross 9:	Fix position — which is north — and turn around, making a tiny adjustment
AAcross 10:	Lover might lead sergeant in dance
AAcross 11:	Make fun of a type of dance the home counties follow
AAcross 12:	Flirting with everyone during foxtrot, say
AAcross 13:	American dance is last to demonstrate potential
AAcross 15:	Stopped dance, as Eddie Cochran appeared
AAcross 17:	Dance homeland?	REELIN
AAcross 19:	Fought in armour in judo and set in motion
AAcross 22:	Excited to be creating puzzles, if traumatic
AAcross 24:	Dance round and round
AAcross 26:	Start endless dance? That's not acceptable
AAcross 27:	Wrongdoing, as is examiner's opinion
AAcross 28:	Boatman backs Boatman on head of ship's victuals
AAcross 29:	See 21
DDown 1:	Domestic pig gets up on tiptoe to dance
DDown 2:	One-time insider, alias "Dog"
DDown 3:	Cosy conga (line dancing?)
DDown 4:	Recruit maid first to polish?
DDown 5:	Out of military uniform, free to ignore their leaders
DDown 6:	You can read this statement of grievance from former time
DDown 7:	There might be gold here, in report of ball by journalist
DDown 8:	Dance round and round mid-ceilidh in Wick and surroundings
DDown 14:	It's a mistake to show desire in public
DDown 16:	Overflow from a bath tap?
DDown 18:	Houris from Asia end in disappointment
DDown 19:	Dance was postponed? It's a puzzle
DDown 20:	Without warning, calls "Don't be proud!"	DROPSIN
DDown 21:	Spooner's dancing army is back
DDown 23:	It's danced south of the Sierra
DDown 25:	Fish, used creatively, fed characters going out