The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th March 2014

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th March 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Granny made beastly remark about president and king
AAcross 9:	Into food, almost everyone going back for cake
AAcross 10:	European steering mechanism announced
AAcross 11:	Half way through second red wine, out of one's box, nowadays?
AAcross 11:	Half way through second red wine, out of one's box, nowadays?
AAcross 12:	More like rubies, either way
AAcross 14:	One with teeth hadn't been biting one back	TENONSAW
AAcross 15:	Setter's genital abnormality
AAcross 17:	Ludicrous to provoke outstanding relative
AAcross 20:	Picked by Michelangelo, nice rare plant
AAcross 22:	Consecutive figures passing exchange	ONETWO
AAcross 23:	A rowing team down on Windermere, initially floating
AAcross 24:	Show of affection in "peck" is seen
AAcross 25:	Queen sees a country in recession
AAcross 26:	Rough copies, American, misleading
DDown 1:	Family in common is Asian
DDown 2:	Blacken water in Scotland
DDown 3:	Scruffy lot getting cleaner?
DDown 4:	Authorisation also held by partner
DDown 5:	Where Catalans might wash in the middle of this European city
DDown 6:	Iron shackling Italian actress, metal is Italian
DDown 7:	Arboretum where evergreen's first put in some milk
DDown 13:	’Ard up? Then it's an arm and a leg for stationery equipment
DDown 16:	It's argon? Neon? Neither taking on being reactive
DDown 18:	Contortionist's leg wins, gripping top of upper arm	LEWISGUN
DDown 19:	Japan etc quick to bandage damaged ear
DDown 21:	One going in first to get key
DDown 22:	Only select emptier shells for seafood
DDown 24:	Dagger bringing danger, if heading for the bottom