The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 18th August 2010

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 18th August 2010. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Small volume about Scottish girl (not English), a standard work
AAcross 5:	Spasmodic? Well, not totally occupied
AAcross 9:	Punter, we hear, at this card game
AAcross 10:	A sharp bend, of course
AAcross 12:	Trashed combo upset, wounded	HORSDECOMBAT
AAcross 15:	Make call in a French railway, not making a mistake
AAcross 17:	Look where to find a cathedral
AAcross 19:	Associated pair in the clouds making a comeback
AAcross 20:	Something mislaid? Look here!
AAcross 22:	For news of a pillar of the establishment?	GOSSIPCOLUMN
AAcross 26:	This plant is hard, brittle
AAcross 27:	Most of the piece about new island is to develop slowly
AAcross 28:	Unknown quantity as missile plant
AAcross 29:	Unenviable position of those with a time in conflict?
DDown 1:	It's six-sided, or eight
DDown 2:	Demo loses leader and chief
DDown 3:	Shore base, possibly with winding road
DDown 4:	Thick ground cover, good going for cricket, initially?
DDown 6:	One stupid person at party turned up as a crustacean
DDown 7:	Young horse, say, with horse-breaker to produce delaying action
DDown 8:	Portable recording device used by a photographer
DDown 11:	Tentative proposal of charge on line about to arise
DDown 13:	Musical instrument whose parts only differ at the top
DDown 14:	I (scorer) end with wrong result, to may need to do this
DDown 16:	A perfect beginner?
DDown 18:	I could have been in rough water but I'm still all in one piece
DDown 21:	Provided uplifts at the time of company's collapse
DDown 23:	Start off without a meal
DDown 24:	Opening that could be barred
DDown 25:	Officer supports exercises at a rapid pace