The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 23rd March 2017

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 23rd March 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Right outfit's pretentious on barman in theatre
AAcross 9:	"It's stifling in Post Office", newspaperman snapped
AAcross 10:	What wine smuggler did to get rifle
AAcross 11:	Object in orbit letter's spoken of
AAcross 12:	Time to stop women chatting up London's mayor	WHITTINGTON
AAcross 13:	Day younger goddess admits a rampant desire
AAcross 15:	Like poems close to Leonardo DiCaprio's heart
AAcross 18:	Over 501
AAcross 20:	Digit's good, dividing number reportedly better
AAcross 23:	Bishop and pope occupying hotel rooms? One has a trek to town centre
AAcross 25:	Lazy individual shedding pounds and blubber
AAcross 26:	Divine female has milkshakes
AAcross 27:	Pirouetting in the raw, a nudist in the dark
AAcross 28:	Poor Sky TV reception — right shambles!
DDown 1:	Hacks through grass that's kept down
DDown 2:	Person who's paid before international rally?
DDown 3:	Man who's learned caution: leader of mob holding bank up
DDown 4:	Primate of country in Asia nearly crossing river
DDown 5:	Offensive broadcast to stop working
DDown 6:	What cook uses, one eating popular Italian food
DDown 7:	Getting stick about high teas, having dressed down
DDown 8:	It's foul running water in North America
DDown 14:	Lack of principles said to obstruct friendship
DDown 16:	Cold cut of meat containing a seed from Cuba, say
DDown 17:	Top select group, one defending art, perhaps
DDown 19:	Russian writer knocked back very fine port
DDown 21:	Good question about old lady's wartime protection
DDown 22:	Person parading topless, who might take a bow
DDown 23:	County's low quality food packaging area
DDown 24:	Northerner's brief stay at a hotel in Paris?