The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd February 2017

There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd February 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Patiently starting to hug hamster …
AAcross 8:	… that's confused, short of time and a little nervous, in general
AAcross 9:	Car in front of pillar box, wingless and slow too
AAcross 10:	Part of ship where you might find tennis shoes and chair
AAcross 12:	Somewhat dotty detective?
AAcross 13:	A spy chief enters agent's new forms of ID
AAcross 15:	Regime to regret around Leatherhead
AAcross 16:	Paul's companion still tans unevenly	SILAS
AAcross 17:	Scumbag in wingless car?
AAcross 18:	Closing time having passed, left drink unopened
AAcross 20:	Lawyers working for bigwig
AAcross 21:	Happy once drunk, daughter drinking wine
AAcross 22:	Return of Colonel K's hairpiece?
AAcross 24:	Bugs spy sites regularly
AAcross 25:	Ordering of a SIM card's second for female mobster?	MAFIOSA
DDown 1:	Fiddler occupying one roof
DDown 2:	Sure about supporting football club during no-score draw? Yes, sure
DDown 3:	Entertain with piano on hire
DDown 4:	Cor blimey! No Brit hums out 7's response to 19	OHCRUMBS
DDown 5:	Name of modern establishment	ERNEST
DDown 6:	See 14
DDown 11:	Cut short old car's MOT perhaps, as exterior in most messy state
DDown 12:	See 19
DDown 14:	Uncle Sam's bill from Evian?
DDown 16:	Toilet's out of order, blocked by model's 17 across
DDown 17:	Like arms of female, 100, going round supermarket
DDown 19:	Secret agent plants bug during a rounders game, then runs away
DDown 20:	Smile about broken deadline in madhouse
DDown 21:	One part of a murder case's opening line
DDown 23:	Maybe 14 6 starts to crow after successful hijacking