The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 5th May 2016

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 5th May 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Some Tesco-read bands to decipher?
AAcross 5:	Married, husband proved irritating
AAcross 9:	Bird of about 6.28 feet, no charge
AAcross 10:	Setter at sea, perhaps, wearing something waterproof
AAcross 11:	A puzzle with cojones, brilliant!	AMAZEBALLS
AAcross 12:	A pink organ moving towards the rear
AAcross 14:	Legal directive good, ruling ultimately welcomed by brotherhood of elders?	GAGGINGORDER
AAcross 18:	Sun etc in before this, brightness ends	POPULARPRESS
AAcross 21:	Charged particle nothing to write home about
AAcross 22:	Snigger repeatedly if, on man, a bra regularly seen	FNAARFNAAR
AAcross 25:	Discomfort with provocative dance reported as an act of touching up?
AAcross 26:	About ninety, one exercising, one having done a stretch?	EXCON
AAcross 27:	A game of tricks cut short
AAcross 28:	Better to spray henna on coarse skin
DDown 1:	Attributed to political extremists always, lesser action
DDown 2:	Tool putting inscription on tombstone, a motto
DDown 3:	At dinner time, food is thus submitted for consideration
DDown 4:	Entering vortex, travelling further
DDown 5:	In time, Ireland abandoned uncompromising leader
DDown 6:	Food and drink, lake, for duck
DDown 7:	President from nation needing leadership in Europe	HOLLANDE
DDown 8:	Change character, seeing awful starter filling plate
DDown 13:	Evidence of excitement, as energy feels so incredibly hot
DDown 15:	Wall ornament aligned or skew-whiff
DDown 16:	Letter from Dalmatian port's read out — one's in the soup
DDown 17:	Lighter grip, one's loose
DDown 19:	Bird in brief dive, gull
DDown 20:	Fruit, simian ecstasy
DDown 23:	Ship left Spain for famous Irish bay	ARKLE
DDown 24:	Boss in brief survey