The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th January 2014

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th January 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	One's taken to court to crush illegal activity
AAcross 4:	One of two circles, one left to turn around
AAcross 9:	Totally reliable friend endlessly quaffing drink
AAcross 10:	Aubrey's work as it happens in underpants	BRIEFLIVES
AAcross 11:	Stab with tip of dagger in weapon
AAcross 12:	A parting pursuit involving death that's memorable
AAcross 13:	Wearing cooler hat, not so sophisticated
AAcross 15:	Pot plant planted initially on border
AAcross 16:	Just OK
AAcross 17:	Cross waves in secret to defect, ultimately
AAcross 21:	Sailor out of tune, that's plain
AAcross 22:	Raise the dead with word of hesitation in old man
AAcross 24:	Disease caught by pair, lots scattered in terror	SPOILTBRAT
AAcross 25:	See 9
AAcross 26:	Dissolute king half consumed by evidence of herpes?
AAcross 27:	See 1
DDown 1:	See 19
DDown 2:	Blurt out rank
DDown 3:	Matter caught between modes of transport
DDown 5:	Red setter, did you say?
DDown 6:	It's not worth doing, to be blunt
DDown 7:	Inclination to enter competition to make a great profit
DDown 7:	Inclination to enter competition to make a great profit
DDown 8:	Alchemists in cooking about right — to earn these?	MICHELINSTARS
DDown 14:	Not quite clever enough — or too much?	ABITTHICK
DDown 16:	Party girl, a bird?
DDown 18:	Avenger waiting to serve God
DDown 19:	In America, where one goes to monitor facts after a review
DDown 20:	Gas faults in need of repair
DDown 23:	Raise yokel to strangle duck