The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 4th August 2016

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th August 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Backer told of cat's spirit
AAcross 5:	Origin of all that's heard on 5th Nov?
AAcross 9:	Alarm's function about to be inscribed
AAcross 10:	An aid to reading letter briefly gone astray?
AAcross 11:	Unhappy characters in America to scold politician	SOCIALDEMOCRAT
AAcross 13:	Chance of director demanding session for beginners
AAcross 14:	Smutty letters, some winging round the US
AAcross 17:	Current cuts unacceptable — almost everything's speculative
AAcross 18:	Partway through trek, I lost weight
AAcross 21:	Snitch primarily annoys Mr Fixit
AAcross 21:	Snitch primarily annoys Mr Fixit
AAcross 23:	First wife ousted by priest in dramatic drawing
AAcross 24:	Sound of shots in Bow stopped abruptly
AAcross 25:	He'll take what's left from match receipts into shelter
AAcross 26:	NY team look for no old-fashioned backs	YANKEES
DDown 1:	Put up job
DDown 2:	Public exposure about state's way of regulating the environment
DDown 3:	Belgian reporter's time at home doubled	TINTIN
DDown 4:	Spymaster casually crossing line a little
DDown 5:	Low place in borough (term of disgust expressed)?
DDown 6:	Historic plot deprived of duke's artillery	GUNPOWER
DDown 7:	Local choice behind change in selection process	ALTERNATIVEVOTE
DDown 8:	Proves what exhibitor does	GOESTOSHOW
DDown 12:	Tatty old hat, new one finally ordered	DOWNATHEEL
DDown 15:	Interrupting schedule, copper's heading off campaigner
DDown 16:	Sweet liquid and equivalent solid
DDown 19:	A couple of Germans in cast not well groomed
DDown 20:	Scientist raising one stink after another
DDown 22:	Device for paparazzi from Smolensk