The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 20th July 2016

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 20th July 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Bachelor backing what you do, free of guilt
AAcross 5:	Short, flat-chested old women's figure enhancers
AAcross 9:	Arachne breaking wind in Italian city
AAcross 10:	Educate Essex, not primarily with ease
AAcross 11:	Record of outgoing infant half-heartedly describing adventure	CHEQUESTUB
AAcross 12:	Knowing capitals of all regions and countries here
AAcross 14:	A bunch of pseuds of the art editor kind
AAcross 18:	As one stressed, I'm a lousy nun
AAcross 21:	Attack ruminant
AAcross 22:	All clear of rash — with this?	FLEACOLLAR
AAcross 25:	Guardian's oddly turgid column put forward as standard
AAcross 26:	Mistress dropping three shillings in hat
AAcross 27:	Was in charge of counter price in retail
AAcross 28:	See 16
DDown 1:	Vacuous art, stuff that's tasteless and offensive
DDown 2:	Ministers to observe solar eclipse
DDown 3:	Translate utilising large number of languages
DDown 4:	Chance happenings, no precedent ultimately
DDown 5:	Sound of male flies in marsh plants
DDown 6:	Decline and Fall's second long narrative
DDown 7:	Reading and writing endless rubbish over time
DDown 8:	Keep mum covered in Sudan, travelling with English parasol
DDown 13:	Joey, member of postwar generation
DDown 15:	Able to travel distance over bog and empty steppe
DDown 16:	Decent bar is shocked after language heard in WC
DDown 17:	Disdainful of fizzy wine and pork pie on end of bar
DDown 19:	Individual overcome by Bond clenching tense buttocks
DDown 20:	Stabilise, liberate and evacuate Zaire
DDown 23:	Conservationists forfeiting place in Aunt Erica's heart of gold
DDown 24:	Fizzy drink in school bag on regular basis