The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 19th July 2013

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 19th July 2013. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Flower from Colorado, white one in field
AAcross 5:	Insect crosses screen over swallow
AAcross 9:	Old king finds duck among some swans
AAcross 10:	Shorten it — otherwise it's most unpleasant
AAcross 11:	Large bird covers one with masonry
AAcross 12:	Catch criminal flicking a tree creeper
AAcross 13:	Seal is backing a short breather
AAcross 15:	They turn hummingbirds jaws without resistance	OFFBREAKS
AAcross 18:	Reptiles moving around end of Pompey's colonnade
AAcross 19:	Locates it among uneven steps
AAcross 21:	Uniform with medal and large cluster of flowers
AAcross 23:	Undressed by coffee counter, being shameless
AAcross 25:	Grouse about main part with legend
AAcross 26:	It's self-evident — Douglas here wants a kiss first
AAcross 27:	After a little rotation, sharpen the file	DATASET
AAcross 28:	Oriental seabird follows stormy sea
DDown 1:	Charlie shoots wildly at a pair of anchors
DDown 2:	Hawk is close to finding headless fish
DDown 3:	Dipper left in Scottish stream
DDown 4:	Exercise book found in ancient battlefield rocks science
DDown 5:	Bear with blackbird
DDown 6:	Local bosses catch doctor propped up in Rising Sun
DDown 7:	René Magritte's behind purge
DDown 8:	Catches footloose spouse climbing pole
DDown 14:	Battle to plug deficit at American research facility
DDown 16:	Turkey might be let out of oven
DDown 17:	Lark calling beneath arched fold of rock
DDown 18:	Chose to be decorated with feathers, parrot's head included
DDown 20:	Backing musician attaches wing on rook, say
DDown 22:	Crow shot inside court
DDown 23:	It follows a heron out of river to breed
DDown 24:	Bunting runs out of energy