The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 24th June 2009

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th June 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Ahead of time? No — so dust manically aiming for neat condition	FOOTANDMOUTH
AAcross 8:	See 1
AAcross 9:	Franglais speaker at wedding needs this for footsie
AAcross 11:	Foreign poetry mentioned in old article
AAcross 12:	What daring trapeze artist wants is held back, causing strain
AAcross 13:	You and yours have reportedly stolenW. King's toys	YOYOS
AAcross 14:	Down-to-earth in the exchanges?
AAcross 16:	Business deprived of drink? It's delivered earlier than the milk
AAcross 19:	Chief of executives welcomed by French dish in the fold
AAcross 21:	Function of arsenic that's criminal
AAcross 21:	Function of arsenic that's criminal
AAcross 23:	Fib about turning round style of artwork
AAcross 24:	River spot in which I'll get lost, say? No circumnavigating Backs
AAcross 25:	Big Ears? Yes, but not a close mate
AAcross 26:	See 25
DDown 1:	Keep quiet when among ardent swimmers here
DDown 2:	Riding beast of burden is Aristotle	ONASSIS
DDown 3:	Man by joiner in a whirl? The reverse
DDown 4:	China ran up tab in absence of Jack
DDown 5:	Natural? Close, but no cigar, unfortunately
DDown 6:	Double-cross? Well, almost double-cross!
DDown 7:	Fools wasting time on North Carolina headland? Spanning the years, this is characteristic
DDown 10:	Amongst others, I snog nth sloven with oomph
DDown 15:	In new term make drawer, adding colour
DDown 17:	Do in non-professional — in a few words
DDown 18:	Health-promoting therapy's hard for a dog
DDown 19:	Possibly Sir Galahad or his film double is taking notice
DDown 20:	One-time recidivist holds up this anti-social individual
DDown 22:	Fragrant stuff — that's honey stored up the hill