The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 30th October 2014

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 30th October 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	See 26
AAcross 5:	Somewhat facing gun
AAcross 9:	See 26	BEALE
AAcross 10:	Stripper in ecstasy I'd fooled around with
AAcross 11:	Dyer's work around America is holding up
AAcross 12:	Surface broke, though not entirely
AAcross 14:	Tory laid into liberal, being dependent
AAcross 18:	10 player in fanciful Midlands fen, say?
AAcross 21:	US composer into percussive sounds
AAcross 22:	Washington pop group good for stuffing trimmed green vegetable
AAcross 25:	Examiner biting lip in term time
AAcross 26:	Actor's interpretation of Lear, no less, sublime
AAcross 27:	Final word, taking a penny off inexpensive English port
AAcross 28:	I have endured set slipping around — might this fix it?
DDown 1:	Strong, short stick has snapped
DDown 2:	Thin poles on top of edifice
DDown 3:	Attention-grabber last seen in Tennessee, however touring California with singer
DDown 4:	Right to tuck one in for a late snooze
DDown 5:	TV presenters Dec ___ in love, moving quite slowly
DDown 6:	Grass or speed
DDown 7:	Half of a half, say, overcoming monarch in controversial underground operations
DDown 8:	Intertwine ground net and fish
DDown 13:	Fluid arrives carrying first of buffalo over in area of drained land
DDown 15:	Brown in town, unsettled as deputy	NUMBERTWO
DDown 16:	Sea a tad icy in reality, starts out cold
DDown 17:	See 28
DDown 19:	Old Kenyan revolutionaries, two paws cut	MAUMAU
DDown 20:	False name, that is, for villain
DDown 23:	Might meat be better?
DDown 24:	Honey at a premium