The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th April 2017

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

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Vote to keep unusual slim footwear
AAcross 5:	Reptile next to American flower
AAcross 9:	Compiler's heading to appropriate island to conserve Old Norse legends
AAcross 10:	Speaker's destiny said to be more peaceful
AAcross 12:	Wrong note taken to English university
AAcross 13:	Easy trick involving king and vegetable!
AAcross 13:	Easy trick involving king and vegetable!
AAcross 14:	Proven expert said to welcome head of research
AAcross 18:	Hero devours bananas and small starters	HORSDOEUVRES
AAcross 21:	Padre is troubled by Ireland's sorry state of affairs
AAcross 23:	Took a picture featuring wild animal
AAcross 24:	French person's standard article
AAcross 25:	Foreign king and husband Edward duly honoured?
AAcross 26:	Drink supplier claiming right to brewery's last contract
AAcross 27:	Boycott involving East European gardening equipment
DDown 1:	Restriction lifted, provided end of 26 is calm
DDown 2:	Spear almost getting top of African antelope
DDown 3:	Farm worker finds drink in piece of pottery
DDown 4:	Mahler song on travelling dock worker
DDown 6:	Emperor upset about cook's second dish
DDown 7:	Contents of Communist strongholds?
DDown 8:	Sad ears need music
DDown 11:	Priest never cares about sinner's penultimate resolution
DDown 15:	Rich girl debuts in Roedean playing keyboard instrument
DDown 16:	UN agency director taking part in murder story
DDown 17:	Paddington's foremost store of marmalade?
DDown 19:	Communist statesman spread gold around
DDown 20:	Young woman covering daughter with English garment
DDown 22:	Short book on law is accurate