The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 22nd September 2015

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 22nd September 2015. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Singer, perhaps from Spain, into big-band music, its leader adding a sparkle, they say
AAcross 4:	Sing softly, lazily, steamily
AAcross 9:	Shows clue to news	POINTSOUT
AAcross 10:	Without help at first, is unable to sing
AAcross 11:	They sing in a lot of variety shows, chiefly
AAcross 12:	A show of pride?	LIONSMANE
AAcross 13:	The Dickens Baritone art house showing
AAcross 15:	Singer, fantastic belter
AAcross 17:	Perhaps Amy was a mythical woman, a Greek character in times past
AAcross 19:	Conflict with British over shortly, retreating unprepared
AAcross 22:	Spice extract unaltered by hard work overwhelming small girl	NUTMEGOIL
AAcross 24:	Sing rap: hold tight!
AAcross 26:	Jealous man losing love, heading for tragedy that's unexpected
AAcross 27:	Inconsistencies in Leonardo's work: first half is back to front; second half reportedly so
AAcross 28:	See 1
AAcross 29:	Singer, collapsing, to bow out
DDown 1:	One sings a note softly, Queen taking one's place
DDown 2:	Origins of wassailing at inn swelling the belly
DDown 3:	Nil — no contest	NOTASCRAP
DDown 4:	Falsetto? Oh, of course: like a bat out of hell!
DDown 5:	Apes dress top-down
DDown 6:	Sad ballad (woe!) to produce a hit	DEALABLOW
DDown 7:	Constant talking puts treaty under strain
DDown 8:	Tenor with no depth on top note for cash
DDown 14:	Expressed in letters, Cage’s last piece, on margins in italic
DDown 16:	Leveraged restructuring for Slough?
DDown 18:	Bach's music? It was sung in church or it was enjoyed in taverns
DDown 19:	Sing out from the depths: Dylan's heart's in it
DDown 20:	Enlists guys, perhaps Boatman, by name	ROPESIN
DDown 21:	Two articles covering Mahler’s first song
DDown 23:	Green at heart? Jealous ego? It could make you ill
DDown 25:	A crooner’s opening with popular number one in concert — they get raspberries!