The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th February 2014

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th February 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	As long as a ruler gets buried near the end?	ONEFOOT
AAcross 5:	Looking at the downside of maturity	OVERTHE
AAcross 9:	Lie around entrance to basilica that's columnar
AAcross 10:	Outstandingly good sewers assembled with joints?	BEESKNEES
AAcross 11:	Blossom indisposed, so Annie's dressing
AAcross 12:	Number of books consisting of lives and biographical novels, primarily	ISBN
AAcross 14:	Short of three lots of supporters in the cemetery?	SIXFEETUNDER
AAcross 18:	Magical image of Victorian parlour entertainment
AAcross 21:	See 5
AAcross 22:	See 1	INTHEGRAVE
AAcross 25:	Fish channel, deep sounds with this
AAcross 26:	Equal volume is central to currency
AAcross 27:	Lock mechanism dryer
AAcross 28:	Lays out problem plant
DDown 1:	Having taken the stage, send up prompt
DDown 2:	Potential issue, more by fancy
DDown 3:	Queen Elizabeth's reliance on cooks?
DDown 4:	Not much pulled up to cover one's bone
DDown 5:	Cricketing events before spring flood
DDown 6:	Fraternal order of molluscs lacking two dimensions
DDown 7:	English region is doubly English when gripped by extremely tedious arrogance	TEESSIDE
DDown 8:	Theatrical location used by hotels in Oregon	ELSINORE
DDown 13:	Instrument inserting last of Cointreau in double dry (ugh!) cocktail
DDown 15:	Banker elected to be grabbed by one keenly interested in breeding
DDown 16:	Group leader with live-time characters
DDown 17:	A muscle-flexing, name-concealing land representative
DDown 19:	Cloth (small) removed from doorstep
DDown 20:	Very fancy, Lumley — no end of fancy paper
DDown 23:	Sympathy enables accommodating source of laughter?
DDown 24:	Rising bog round ground