The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 20th March 2017

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 20th March 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Bitter criticism — I'd bear it somehow
AAcross 5:	Shopkeeper pronouncedly less refined
AAcross 9:	A quick drop for one waiting for opening time
AAcross 10:	Gunsmiths will add it to their stocks
AAcross 12:	It has branches in Lebanon
AAcross 13:	There's nothing risky with her new type of pudding
AAcross 14:	Worriedly anticipate bill coming in will scupper one
AAcross 18:	Lobby Transport House
AAcross 21:	The only waiting here is at the counter
AAcross 23:	Something in the air makes one put on weight? On the contrary
AAcross 24:	Set one's sights higher and improve
AAcross 24:	Set one's sights higher and improve
AAcross 25:	Suit for a girl's best friend
AAcross 26:	Painstaking people enjoy this activity
AAcross 27:	Worried about San Diego
DDown 1:	Fault or default
DDown 2:	Programme information in commercial article
DDown 3:	Votes to consult new dean
DDown 4:	The middle section is convulsed during their performance	BELLYDANCERS
DDown 6:	Gathers in spare parts
DDown 7:	Laird can stand for chief
DDown 8:	Not so anxious since replacement's arrived?
DDown 11:	Stunning, but also inspiring?
DDown 15:	No end of cats here!
DDown 16:	Hard taskmaster — he's accepted money that must be turned over
DDown 17:	Employees take ring road here in the West Midlands	STAFFORD
DDown 19:	Cuts, perhaps, may get us down
DDown 20:	A number relaxed and stopped
DDown 22:	Trips on the River Loire