The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 20th January 2017

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 20th January 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Circular spot on square
AAcross 4:	Provokes party leader to stop plots
AAcross 9:	Bay with a sailing ship
AAcross 10:	A relatively complex document
AAcross 11:	Examiner reported to be a smoker
AAcross 12:	Rocket, key one, behind time
AAcross 13:	Assistant admits guilt, returns make up
AAcross 15:	Fret about soldier's surprised expression
AAcross 16:	Lie back, following strike
AAcross 17:	Daughter in week-long struggle to get information
AAcross 21:	The Don is too much of a libertine
AAcross 22:	Makes clean clothes for the theatre
AAcross 24:	Mercenary's arrival more certain, lacking capital
AAcross 25:	Librarian stifles vocal outburst
AAcross 26:	First Lady hates cooking meat loaf
AAcross 27:	Scales initially costing an arm and a leg?
DDown 1:	Scientists here made flexible card envelopes
DDown 2:	Boy's toilet
DDown 3:	Second slight reduction in expensive flavouring
DDown 5:	Approach bar, wanting last bitter
DDown 6:	Shake it a little to create excitement
DDown 7:	Put up security
DDown 8:	They take others off ropes in a storm at sea
DDown 14:	Balls follows Labour Party (remains thereof)
DDown 16:	French stick the majority on range
DDown 18:	Left water spraying across sunlounger
DDown 19:	Catch spy hanging up a device
DDown 20:	Advice given to middlemen — move quietly
DDown 23:	Raise millions to provide new tanks, say
DDown 23:	Raise millions to provide new tanks, say