The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 12th January 2011

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 12th January 2011. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Conservative in agreement about local war memorial
AAcross 5:	Short form of county match regularly provokes passion
AAcross 9:	Inability to make progress, having gone to Yale?
AAcross 10:	Hilary's husband allowed to retire
AAcross 12:	Paid less, nurse doesn't work hard
AAcross 13:	Unholy topic also concerning Pope
AAcross 14:	Advantageous placement for Eastern European?
AAcross 18:	Harassment of poet by lonely Guardian columnist	POLLYTOYNBEE
AAcross 21:	Metal bats rather grabbing attention
AAcross 23:	Scrubbing grand country house Aga?
AAcross 24:	Scandinavian blade cut part of body
AAcross 25:	Make a mess of second page, second of two
AAcross 26:	Drop line to Elizabeth Windsor?
AAcross 27:	Quadruped bound to stake? On the contrary
DDown 1:	He supports Tiger Woods, perhaps, as rat gets punch
DDown 2:	Almost new potato
DDown 3:	Start to think everyone's Conservative? It's hard to believe	TALLSTORY
DDown 4:	Dad getting chased by goatsucker ruined the holidays	PACKAGETOURS
DDown 6:	Segregation barred chap — one had, in short, to be separate
DDown 7:	Student enthralled by changing climate of Mercury?
DDown 8:	Flourished once, during opening of present era
DDown 11:	Try to fell the god of pastures and fail miserably	GODOWNTHEPAN
DDown 15:	One poxy beer ain't making you drunk
DDown 16:	Ought little person to meet a jerk like Albert Herring?
DDown 17:	Instruments show gases and particles
DDown 19:	12 could be a double whammy	ONETWO
DDown 20:	Law of French-Canadian natives
DDown 22:	Hobbema illustration's secret message
DDown 22:	Hobbema illustration's secret message