The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 16th February 2016

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 16th February 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Controversial candidate wanting power … and nearly becoming president?
AAcross 4:	Call on setter to retire — it makes you sick!
AAcross 9:	Draw fellow in back as means of identification	EFIT
AAcross 10:	Glamorous people I follow around (and refuse to stop)
AAcross 11:	Language needing clarification — plain English!
AAcross 12:	Doctor not male — one patient at it
AAcross 13:	Taking part in tiebreaker hasn't lost — it's working	PAYINGOFF
AAcross 15:	Boss's room not quite finished
AAcross 16:	Cash from court gets Henry on track
AAcross 17:	Sign to west, proper elections
AAcross 21:	Claptrap from Conservative members occasionally worth recalling
AAcross 22:	Instructions to massage deep, not hard
AAcross 24:	Rose sportingly let out after retraction at the last minute
AAcross 25:	Eight organisations rejected features writer
AAcross 26:	Refrain from taking action over training centre?	EUSTON
AAcross 27:	Holder and others sounded greatly impressed
DDown 1:	Material upset big cheese
DDown 2:	Extreme skill? Partly luck, on reflection
DDown 3:	Group heading off to fish for sport
DDown 5:	China's quite regularly embraced change
DDown 6:	Wrong people arrested for eliminating female bully
DDown 7:	Brought round to prepare, regularly, a cold meal for queen
DDown 8:	Our own dear land	RIPOFFBRITAIN
DDown 14:	Suggests it's raised among prisoners
DDown 16:	Liberal academic finds employment
DDown 18:	Poet (old woman) cut very complicated lines
DDown 19:	Was son left outside?
DDown 20:	Quickly aware of pair on top
DDown 23:	Horse nibbling Mr Turner's nuts