The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 5th March 2015

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 5th March 2015. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Possibly time to finish messing about with our crossword, finally — staff should be locked up!
AAcross 9:	Being amorous in the centre of Birmingham with Elvis?
AAcross 10:	Modern sound then obvious, basic to the core?
AAcross 11:	Field bound to be cut
AAcross 12:	The man I saw's recollected? No!	WHATSISNAME
AAcross 13:	Inspector cunningly concealing university second degree in music
AAcross 15:	Inventor of the phone call?
AAcross 18:	See 20
AAcross 20:	Anything misbehaving types put on as a consequence? That's it!	THENAUGHTY
AAcross 23:	Spanner beginning to rotate, accessing both nuts in kitchen appliance	FORTHBRIDGE
AAcross 25:	Intelligence lacking in underwear
AAcross 26:	Delivery service longing for improvement
AAcross 27:	A racket involving queen, say, backfiring — so stomach calmer?
AAcross 28:	Old money is securing items of furniture — is one for an Italian friar?
DDown 1:	Perhaps two left in a line among manual weapons
DDown 2:	Release relative, not entirely a killer
DDown 3:	Mine triggered by this error message
DDown 3:	Mine triggered by this error message
DDown 4:	Philosophy of the puppy feeder?
DDown 5:	"Missing" unit — it's taken away, dashed?
DDown 6:	Sweet things in book collection most delightful
DDown 7:	Repeat, that is, about three times?
DDown 8:	Conductor showing fortitude
DDown 14:	Diversity there on abandoned ship
DDown 16:	Giant in dispute with neighbour idly playing with alien
DDown 17:	Glass tubes broken up for starters, one of us getting knocked over
DDown 19:	Is a route across the Channel going north of a huge land mass?
DDown 21:	Japanese cooker hot with vital energy, one degree higher
DDown 22:	Smart clothes are endlessly turning up for French politician	CHIRAC
DDown 23:	Slip down
DDown 24:	King getting wings clipped over female, very petite