The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 30th May 2014

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 30th May 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Am I, Shapps, not a vacuous, pompous minor calamity?
AAcross 4:	Alternative to opera
AAcross 9:	Reserve Chelsea captain overshadowing the other men, I fear
AAcross 10:	Sisters bathing naked
AAcross 11:	Means to spy on people he betrayed
AAcross 12:	Three-minute warning before breakfast?
AAcross 14:	Stupid wombats periodically take stuff
AAcross 15:	Saggy neck of mate we had briefly found revolting
AAcross 18:	Takes knickers off (and asks questions afterwards)
AAcross 21:	Working men graft and become shattered
AAcross 22:	Luxury vehicle obstructing A6
AAcross 24:	Emulating Thatcher in breaking Anglo-Indian ties
AAcross 25:	Singular, painful emotion bruited round
AAcross 26:	Illegible writing, first sign of sunstroke
DDown 1:	Encountering men, I get excited
DDown 2:	S. Coe's rival beat it
DDown 3:	Time to interrupt unnamed person opposite
DDown 5:	Cable screwed Post Office over, which may humour some deluded people
DDown 6:	Scoff uproariously at the pigs
DDown 7:	Tries upsetting Anglo-Saxon politician with support of the French
DDown 8:	Right to become rich, ignoring society
DDown 13:	Wiretap her (Special Branch involved)
DDown 16:	Unable to hear a female peer?
DDown 17:	Nick Bottom to make first appearance as prime minister
DDown 18:	Catch detective arresting 10
DDown 19:	Country starts to brave uncommonly violent wind
DDown 20:	Facecloth and soft soap
DDown 23:	Panorama which appeared before 7?