The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 25th September 2012

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 25th September 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Famous bell, swapping E for A and G first thing?
AAcross 5:	See 9
AAcross 9:	Discovery of youth attaching metal tag, finally, to tamed elephant?
AAcross 10:	Old lady cold during strip: that's shockingly obvious
AAcross 11:	Endless nuts on tree by game of rivalry	LOCALDERBY
AAcross 12:	9 wickets among 9 or 10, perhaps?
AAcross 14:	Upset as dance hall rented out, a hundred packed in
AAcross 18:	See 13
AAcross 21:	Carry sledge, only finishing winter sport
AAcross 22:	Comply with the last of compulsory orders in cell
AAcross 25:	One occupying bar stool, youngster's personal development?
AAcross 26:	Refuse to accept name in the vernacular
AAcross 27:	Yellow beast maintaining energy, smothering lips in gravy
AAcross 28:	Farmer's store, where Holy Father has dropped her off
DDown 1:	See bottomless pit in plot
DDown 2:	Look good with weapon
DDown 3:	Composition of London air Cockney ultimately inspired?	ANYOLDIRON
DDown 4:	Error cutting short old man
DDown 5:	Bet on brilliant leader breaking leg, then try to gamble with numbers	PLAYBINGO
DDown 6:	Tread on one city of Lebanon
DDown 7:	Introduce something new — bar like an egg
DDown 8:	Edgy pair out where everyone's come out?	GAYPRIDE
DDown 13:	12 20 one in pool, posterior proudly on display
DDown 15:	Tangle of tack and rusty old ship	CUTTYSARK
DDown 16:	A half of leek among some peas, say — that is for dessert
DDown 17:	Postprandial request to perform joke about vacant gay bishop
DDown 19:	Gathering a bundle up, fix live wire
DDown 20:	See 12
DDown 23:	What a bird might do to get fish
DDown 24:	Each hoop, but only every other ring