The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 19th October 2016

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 19th October 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Heater or cooler?
AAcross 9:	"Close to drop, Villa lack wingers!" — cry of suffering supporter
AAcross 10:	Irishman delivered flower
AAcross 11:	Criminal robs quite special handles
AAcross 12:	With 40% cash, Dave's other half gets the drinks
AAcross 14:	Olive Oyl forgets Popeye's 5th anniversary
AAcross 15:	Afraid to grip the wedge?
AAcross 17:	Increase loan
AAcross 20:	A mobile device promoting line for letters
AAcross 22:	The girl Lois empties guts when fed 50 crusts
AAcross 23:	Food cooked in little cases (yellow)
AAcross 24:	Rotavate earth, except underground
AAcross 25:	IT are furious about the source of DOS attack
AAcross 26:	Freeze injured cartilage right away
DDown 1:	Not even Blair mistook Noel for singer
DDown 2:	Good exercise channel
DDown 3:	Sat about with relative inactivity
DDown 4:	Lock trouble revealed by open door?
DDown 5:	Heavenly image could upset Catholic primate after Sunday
DDown 6:	Pop icon collects casual shirt as formal wear
DDown 6:	Pop icon collects casual shirt as formal wear
DDown 8:	Start to record first bees on tape
DDown 13:	Critical journalist's article on fixing the match
DDown 16:	Preserved them clipped, without hair, without tips of moustache
DDown 18:	Monk might be in church, albeit tormented
DDown 19:	Series: The Saint, complete with halo
DDown 21:	Coward uplifted by 1 down's shooting star	LEONID
DDown 22:	Twist succeeded — April fool!
DDown 24:	Double 2 minus 0 plus 1 number