The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 18th July 2014

There are 17 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 18th July 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Twirling journalist wearing clown's suit
AAcross 5:	Explorer back in country, one caught spying on royalty	POLONIUS
AAcross 9:	Acceptable payment to occupy empty London club
AAcross 10:	Most of sheep in the rain? One of them
AAcross 11:	Conferred with footballer needing to be paid off?
AAcross 12:	Scots bash vessels navy moored in bay	BURNSNIGHT
AAcross 13:	PM losing head in conflict with European
AAcross 14:	What makes baker stop
AAcross 14:	What makes baker stop
AAcross 16:	Verbally abuse Tory minister? Party leader's appalled
AAcross 19:	Nothing wrong with car that's kind of blue
AAcross 21:	Reluctant to explore a hot and steamy novel
AAcross 23:	See 11
AAcross 24:	Not public school receiving royal backing
AAcross 25:	Uncovered bird or rodent or mammoth
AAcross 26:	Farm fertiliser has stable particle
AAcross 27:	Decline in the west has society getting soft
DDown 2:	Left idea for saucy yarn's beginning with one's newspaper	PROPERTYISTHEFT
DDown 3:	Like some computers? Very nearly like the whole lot!
DDown 4:	Flora and Johnny involved in fling
DDown 5:	Criticise American pressure about promoting political unity	PANARAB
DDown 6:	Cruciverbalist's sidekick with some incredible wisdom
DDown 7:	Tip for cooking, stuffing cut carp
DDown 8:	Seek out cheerful, hazy line in futuristic picture	USETHEFORCELUKE
DDown 15:	English wound up? In France, we could be easily aroused
DDown 17:	After 31 days, examination of a government official
DDown 18:	Teacher, with age, defends right to be a bore
DDown 20:	Diver, turning up gold fish's head, fed
DDown 22:	Taunt a trio intermittently, giving musical instruction