The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 23rd September 2015

There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 23rd September 2015. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Start to be better than anyone at crossword compiling?
AAcross 5:	Pain and deprivation for optimistic character
AAcross 9:	Picked up criminal with second name that's Brown
AAcross 10:	Strip when taking off top in resort, a Gallic fashion
AAcross 11:	Something seen in Aldi to dismay leading Tories	CHILLCABINET
AAcross 13:	Almost stand up or sit down on this
AAcross 14:	Conceding close to century, fellow's out playing cricket
AAcross 17:	Giant insects besetting Henry
AAcross 18:	Crikey! King's in anorak
AAcross 20:	Unable to continue racy bedroom chats	HORSDECOMBAT
AAcross 23:	Daddy gets girl a fine coat
AAcross 24:	Single to be excited about having dated
AAcross 25:	Deposit money in extremely safe organisation managing estates
AAcross 26:	Pick up birds outside of Exeter, heading west
DDown 2:	Where to study time in detail
DDown 3:	Wave from Victor in easy position
DDown 4:	Bird, male goose, losing weight
DDown 5:	Teutons play amazingly, suppressing laugh when England generally loses?	PENALTYSHOOTOUT
DDown 6:	Reports managed to raise tax
DDown 7:	Organ shown by one Indian's loincloth
DDown 8:	Where City workers look for sex and hire models	SHAREINDEX
DDown 12:	Cherry, green grass and earth? Go for another look
DDown 15:	Figures inspiring fighter is something to get the pulse racing
DDown 16:	What journalists offer is done in pen
DDown 19:	Cruel person rating one on horse, perhaps
DDown 21:	Like some films? Loudly express despair with heads of film industry	SCIFI
DDown 22:	Stay in south, returning satisfied