The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 6th April 2005

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 6th April 2005. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	The periphrasis "abstaining from skating" was invented by 1 down
AAcross 9:	It's a volte-face to call a fight entertainment
AAcross 10:	Spellbinder's report for magazine
AAcross 11:	Not strict about note for getting rubber
AAcross 12:	Be related to a fixer by acknowledgment being inserted
AAcross 13:	Report of wage much below minimum requires investigation
AAcross 14:	See 1
AAcross 17:	Congenital idiot starts taking note round the fleet
AAcross 19:	Artist's cat receiving unction and love
AAcross 22:	Fate (see replacing pole) relating to distance
AAcross 24:	Characteristic of "Planty" Palliser
AAcross 25:	Educationalist, one partly Summerhill's finisher	NEILL
AAcross 26:	One at cribbage, if honourable brothers make it	FORHISNOB
AAcross 27:	Illusory series about an atom is a graph
DDown 1:	Author of "Roald's Birds" (Spooner)
DDown 2:	A circle in the list indicates a bird
DDown 3:	Beast overcomes alien in "Talk of the Town"	UTTOXETER
DDown 4:	Tailless predator that flies round America goes to European city
DDown 5:	Nibble has primate power?
DDown 6:	Rescue vehicle sometimes of ivory?
DDown 7:	Skip around capital - no time for paperwork
DDown 8:	If we can, each blighted noun must be translated - if only!	CHANCEWOULDBEA
DDown 15:	See 8	FINETHING
DDown 16:	Message for vehicle going round Eastern part of course
DDown 18:	Optimistic president conceals mounting misfortune
DDown 20:	One murmuring quietly during check on queen
DDown 21:	Singular situation of 3 on a Scottish island
DDown 23:	Article of 1049 featuring 19?