The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th April 2016

There are 14 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th April 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Historic point of entry in which antelope takes two lives at first, then another two lives
AAcross 9:	West Side Story number about doctor's instrument
AAcross 10:	Do as instructed and misbehave before performing
AAcross 11:	After north-eastern break backfired, composed Ring opera	LOHENGRIN
AAcross 12:	Moles, say, getting no backing of MI5 without leader
AAcross 13:	See 19
AAcross 14:	Ground nut carcase, which is shelled
AAcross 16:	Not before minor tucks into pudding?
AAcross 19:	A bit of a pain, Matt's ahead of champion, swallowing hard
AAcross 20:	He's involved with any apparent source of laughter
AAcross 21:	Be dependent on the Tube train?
AAcross 23:	Entering sporting series, United put out again
AAcross 24:	In the middle of punt, eating chocolate bar
AAcross 25:	Mob culture joker, name concealed, identified as spy boss
DDown 1:	Heart (as a setter might put it) is tremendously important
DDown 2:	Light unit half finishes beneath chimney
DDown 3:	Londoner's bird, one taking part in cockfight?
DDown 4:	"Mother time" appropriated by children turning over antique jar
DDown 5:	After 1.10, Ena put out feelers
DDown 6:	Nuclear industry waste product messed up laundered item	DEPLETEDURANIUM
DDown 7:	Real Mata Hari in disguise, seizing English long-distance flier
DDown 8:	Windows-related legal entitlement derived from old crossword answers	ANCIENTLIGHTS
DDown 15:	Famously slow assistant from way back now sat awkwardly	DRWATSON
DDown 17:	Swelling brass section awful without randomly placed intro
DDown 18:	Divided by resistance, one times two less zero gives constant
DDown 22:	Place: it's elevated for cherubs