The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th February 2018

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th February 2018. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Composer accepting billion pounds for percussion instrument
AAcross 9:	Olive eaten by male astrophysicist
AAcross 10:	Ecstasy and anger in Ireland
AAcross 11:	Eccentric horologer with a wind problem
AAcross 12:	After change of leader, several become exhausted
AAcross 14:	Old ducks spell trouble for gastropod
AAcross 14:	Old ducks spell trouble for gastropod
AAcross 15:	Our sort of environmentalists retired, overwhelmed by burden	ONEOFUS
AAcross 17:	Cover skin of backside with trousers, back to front
AAcross 20:	Creep round ridiculously cool green hotel	ECOLODGE
AAcross 22:	Married prince leaving old Spanish capital for plateau
AAcross 23:	Imposed order on society, yet missed vagrant
AAcross 24:	Coarse group of women, rowdily discontented
AAcross 25:	Prayer of thanks from good people
AAcross 26:	Remains for ever in mind, we'll swear
DDown 1:	Quiet historian losing footing on edges of ruin
DDown 2:	Slothful extremes of island life
DDown 3:	Maidens periodically need bluesy tunes
DDown 4:	Scientist loves squeezing large marrow
DDown 5:	Seniors righted a wrong	THIRDAGE
DDown 6:	Turns section of poultry farm into co-op?
DDown 7:	Arab in Italy supporting the old folk
DDown 13:	Roman emperor, regularly ignoring advisor, called time on Scotsman
DDown 16:	Mum dined merrily, as luminous as ever
DDown 18:	All children tire, lying about
DDown 19:	Dramatic deep breaths heard over microphone
DDown 21:	Iroquois dude turned up in California area
DDown 22:	Girl said medic mostly managed	MADEDO
DDown 24:	Roots of sow thistle are dedicated gardener's enemy