The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 27th May 2014

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 27th May 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Poultice collected, we hear, for each nursing terminal
AAcross 9:	Tablet used by Lloyd's underwriter with false teeth
AAcross 10:	Quality instrument used by dramatist
AAcross 11:	See 17
AAcross 12:	Smashing results a long time after opening shot
AAcross 13:	Plot and background of Arsenic and Old Lace?
AAcross 14:	Time for hands to meet team with one extra?
AAcross 17:	Sleuth's report on result of parental exposure in Sun?
AAcross 19:	Predator follows beaten track, missing a huge amount
AAcross 22:	Key worker on main motorway turning left
AAcross 24:	Playwright's first annual award
AAcross 25:	Corners everyone's against?
AAcross 26:	Speaker's prevailed after a king's brought to court
AAcross 27:	24's character from army 5 crudely round bend	LADYWINDERMERE
DDown 1:	Boxer possibly top advocate for offshore tax haven?	MANSBESTFRIEND
DDown 2:	VIP setter's filling in a second puzzle, finally
DDown 3:	Postscript saying Poland's premier writer should be included
DDown 4:	Liqueur I found in Bermuda all over the place
DDown 5:	Smirked before getting taken outside
DDown 6:	Trace source of 8
DDown 7:	Welshman raised on gospel
DDown 8:	Mine's a dire job in conflict with head of school	MISSJEANBRODIE
DDown 15:	Slimmer with more guile eats little
DDown 16:	Old banger's bloodstained, bearing signs of impact
DDown 18:	Tucking into endless snacks, I only came originally for pudding
DDown 20:	Anger — a feature of high church ritual
DDown 21:	A fellow dons long garment for long journey
DDown 23:	Gay going topless with doubtful outcome