February 17th 2009 The Guardian Cryptic crossword answers

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Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 28 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Only 60% of Presley shifted clear of inner feelings (8)
Relish, say, being covered in fine powder (6)
Climb without a grip, perhaps, as deployed in drag-hunting (5,3)
The end of convergence somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle? (9,5)
Intelligence diminished by "bad girl" pop star? Shame! (6)
As often experienced by astronauts on the house steps (4,6)
Line taken by those discovering Australian mountains (8)
Possibly why trousers were taken back to tailor (bespoke): an illusion of depth (14)
Call on crook to guarantee funds won't be misused (4-5)
Long-lasting chain (iron) affected by cold (7)
Safe-to-consume beef source limited by France's negative repeated action (3-5)
On file, bastardised art technique (6)
Spoon that might be collared (4)
Name in film musical (’51): "Sesame" (7)
Caught in impasse: represented a failure to face reality (8)
Drive off in second with, say, Robin Day left out (4)
As is held by sad superior figure in foreground, drawing one's eye into the picture (10)
Loss if your houses become inflexible (6)
Refuse to be a masseur: an old mistake (7)
Bending unduly, being crushed by snake (6)
Racing car tending to release gas fails to start (4)
Suspect's little time to blow lid (4)
County briefly gets in snappy dresser (employed in murky circumstances) (3,4)
Beaten unconscious? Time to sleep in the dorm! (6,3)
Appeal from Caribbean island needing year to replace uranium (8)
Lacking control? Not at the edge of Africa, say (11)
It's Cornish shilly-shallying, imprisoning one exhibiting over-the-top behaviour (11)
Tester parrot gets a new inside (6)

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