The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 23rd August 2017

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

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Immodest acts online had to lead to tears	EGOTRIPS
AAcross 5:	Order a wife from the east — here's the money
AAcross 9:	Make a speech about British — some of the French hard to persuade
AAcross 10:	As is traditional, provides instruments
AAcross 11:	Good — well-developed and sensible
AAcross 12:	Epithet "whale" also fitted subject of this enquiry	WHOATE
AAcross 14:	See 12	ALLTHEPIES
AAcross 18:	Tarts here — naughty peer's not against a visit
AAcross 22:	On return, look round house for snacks
AAcross 23:	Schoolboy boxing southern European
AAcross 24:	Idiot! Lad I'm with is not all there
AAcross 25:	Food's left in a different place, causing complaints
AAcross 26:	Hard-hitting article ignored by 4
AAcross 27:	Isn't a fashion having ringmaster in Dolce & Gabbana?	ITALIANS
DDown 1:	Somebody's about, it's horrible — stop it!
DDown 2:	Badly coiffured politician flipped two days in — bodyguard screened
DDown 3:	Eager to go after group of artists
DDown 4:	Old pile condemned — at first they live inside like pigs
DDown 6:	End up gutted, after "pretend" gangster got off
DDown 7:	Working girl cycling round picks up current lover
DDown 8:	Cross after very cunning set-up — language!
DDown 13:	Unhappy naked? Is it time you went on it?	ATKINSDIET
DDown 15:	Prepared to do business, spoke more freely	OPENEDUP
DDown 16:	Figure childishly drawn — staff supporting criticism
DDown 17:	Stagger out of university, sort of
DDown 19:	Neither partner's masculine — largely typical
DDown 20:	Girl is turning over to get brown
DDown 21:	Intuitive knowledge upset number one son