The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd July 2009

There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd July 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 5:	Great actor dropping one title role in musical
AAcross 6:	I'm in China, doing a kind of acting
AAcross 9:	Playwright making appearance in group interview
AAcross 10:	Like plays in which, after drink, I act atrociously
AAcross 11:	Tragic heroine to imitate, coming to premature end	MIMI
AAcross 12:	Outline for shadow play developed in hotel suite
AAcross 13:	Female introducing a speaker, possibly a playwright
AAcross 18:	Losing consciousness, so making an exit	PASSINGOUT
AAcross 21:	Hard song to follow in old musical
AAcross 22:	Reclaims, in a way, subjects of old plays
AAcross 23:	Dramatist in old suit appearing before end of play
AAcross 24:	Minor actors in runs not resulting from hits
AAcross 25:	Charlie I brought into company in part of lieutenant	CASSIO
DDown 1:	Kinds of food eaten by wealthy German actress
DDown 2:	Irving and others as four royal characters in 13
DDown 3:	Secure article supporting English craft of musical theatre
DDown 4:	A line inserted in excellent last act
DDown 5:	Rich countess in play taking capital from country	OLIVIA
DDown 7:	Old London theatre that is, over short time, protected by dramatist
DDown 8:	Play seen in theatre of a musical guy's partner	ADOLLSHOUSE
DDown 14:	Tragedy in which family, regal, gets destroyed
DDown 15:	Again tries, with energy, to perform play in practice
DDown 16:	Group of people surrounding popular playwright
DDown 17:	Writer of drama for sanctimonious emperor	PINERO
DDown 19:	Leading players seen around West End for openings
DDown 20:	Author of a play for voices, sceptical type