The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 7th October 2014

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 7th October 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	3 can strip	JOHNPEEL
AAcross 9:	See 25
AAcross 10:	Witness of crimes, Pythagoras
AAcross 11:	Winter weather, possibly lasting for 3	JANICELONG
AAcross 12:	3 — eating nothing, it's my flab that's surprising?	FATBOY
AAcross 14:	Allied forces primarily failing to catch terrorist leader, cursed
AAcross 15:	Wise man with two degrees taking in the Kentucky Derby, perhaps?
AAcross 17:	Dog that's nosy, just inquisitive, heads after bottom
AAcross 20:	Though future perhaps healthy, given drug? Lozenge required
AAcross 22:	Backing singer Jones has personal musical style
AAcross 23:	12 24 across, one preparing a feast fit for a conqueror?	NORMANCOOK
AAcross 24:	See 12
AAcross 25:	3 carves his initial in nonsensical scrawling	CHRIS
AAcross 26:	Extremes in heavy drinker, overpowering even, producing gas
DDown 1:	Nation first to tag bird among feathers round neck
DDown 2:	500 minute laps? Time must come off for motor race	INDY
DDown 3:	Bird going after runner, hit player
DDown 4:	Beach welcoming first of lovelies, the ultimate in Prince Harry's group	BLONDIE
DDown 5:	Paul a crackhead, Paul high — I'll put my hands up
DDown 6:	A number of owls climbing post to access the chick feeder?
DDown 7:	Hopeless cause, with investment of unspecified figure, is normal practice
DDown 13:	Mole yet to negotiate with Mubarak	BEAUTYMARK
DDown 16:	Topless Europeans in the distance, Italian of sorts
DDown 18:	3 as absorbed by happiness	JOWHILEY
DDown 19:	Country sign bearing direction that avoids the centre
DDown 21:	Heavyweight punching wizard right here, right now!
DDown 22:	Write up a novel, then fashion the subject of a comic opera
DDown 24:	Kiss record flipped over in the middle