The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 7th May 2014

There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 7th May 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Distress at leaving embassy man following judge
AAcross 10:	Worthless politician, boring yet ludicrous
AAcross 11:	English writer hits cart track backing motor
AAcross 12:	First lady protects clan, roaming isolated part of country
AAcross 13:	Work of potter, dextrous, about 50
AAcross 14:	Messenger's chief innovation in American contact sport
AAcross 16:	"No party"? 4, 8 or 24 would do (alternatives are here available)	ANYPORTINASTORM
AAcross 19:	In trouble over time, student essentially shows guts
AAcross 21:	Division ends without Liberal backing
AAcross 22:	Old Tory leader gains weight	WINSTON
AAcross 23:	French wine producers don't like a copper coming round
AAcross 24:	Group of settlers cutting last section of canal
AAcross 25:	Small banker getting bad service on jet
DDown 1:	Star's very small part, theatre's last panto role
DDown 2:	Clement Attlee's initial cuts pursue justice	FAIRPLAY
DDown 3:	Authoritarian detective's leaving the area
DDown 4:	Imperial measure about to go up and down
DDown 5:	Two versions of scene confused in old age
DDown 6:	Old soldiers entertaining staff at camp
DDown 7:	Second collision happened unexpectedly
DDown 8:	Car component subject to inflation
DDown 14:	Craft making false turns at sea
DDown 15:	Volume turned up recently in middle of bulletin, it should be said	LEMOTJUSTE
DDown 17:	Old hand stripped dingy bar
DDown 18:	Source of crude artworks skilfully concealed	OILWELLS
DDown 20:	Offensive Little Englander starts to cause irritation
DDown 21:	Prisoner supports opening of tunnel in it
DDown 22:	Part of oil lamp with twinkling top removed
DDown 23:	Archetypal Aussie briefly over limit