The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 20th August 2014

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 20th August 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Hero filmed tackling last of defenders, player collecting a knock
AAcross 5:	Girl inhaling smoke lying back, one capturing the image?
AAcross 9:	Parting message, wind up in my guts?
AAcross 10:	One saving another animal, implanting organ
AAcross 11:	River grass encircling path, not a river grass	DEEPTHROAT
AAcross 12:	A bit of jazz as a duty? No thanks!
AAcross 14:	One going down the lane in front, swimmer having a good time
AAcross 18:	Drink from greasiest lips?
AAcross 21:	Cook won't open oven
AAcross 22:	Giant waves in the sea for boat
AAcross 25:	Kill insect eating gnat after wings torn off
AAcross 26:	Laugh about rounding a couple of bends — one's sharp
AAcross 27:	Something to go on for naval officer — or not
AAcross 28:	Leading Tory: "I have come last in poll, schooling ultimately a fiasco"
DDown 1:	Warmer? B*** hot!
DDown 2:	Work on film that's panned?
DDown 3:	Anyone can come to enter card game with inclination for fraud
DDown 4:	Depth from which she leaves Irish playwright to rise
DDown 5:	Animal spotted barking at animal with spotted tail
DDown 6:	See 28	GOVE
DDown 7:	Red key
DDown 8:	Signature believed to be 11	MARKFELT
DDown 13:	Chap distanced from German conceit, terribly selfish
DDown 15:	Story exposed by 11, Washington target surprisingly ending in remorse?
DDown 15:	Story exposed by 11, Washington target surprisingly ending in remorse?
DDown 16:	A number brought up on credit reduced by 25% — I'm not sure
DDown 17:	Tiny gap amongst cracks filled with last of mortar
DDown 19:	Something usually round around a square
DDown 20:	Budgie perhaps in existence, though not a bird
DDown 23:	Flash Gordon loathes emperors, adversarial Ming for starters
DDown 24:	Queen of Carthage was idle?