The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 30th August 2017

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 30th August 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Colourful creature, clever to follow goat
AAcross 8:	Paradoxically, it could be best!
AAcross 9:	I heartlessly intended to eat sweet, liking sauce
AAcross 11:	Hit erotic author interrupting tour abroad
AAcross 12:	Love old sandwiches middle daughter leaves for cook
AAcross 13:	She-devil, one punching priest
AAcross 15:	Element in language of oriental comics?
AAcross 17:	Unwind fuse in the plug
AAcross 20:	Spun suit jacket of optimum design
AAcross 21:	Drugs ring criminals run is gone
AAcross 23:	Left back to warn of trouble
AAcross 25:	Where Galácticos played, following team of stars
AAcross 26:	Collection of voices paper's reported
AAcross 27:	What shoots and leaves diner eats first
DDown 1:	He wanted bottle of cordial, only laced with whiskey	COWARDLYLION
DDown 2:	One's thick slice of ham or onion
DDown 3:	Waiter quite slowly cut drinks off the booze tab
DDown 4:	The same two places to find students
DDown 5:	Tense and unhappy about work led by the bosses
DDown 6:	Bar's free for one turning up
DDown 7:	What lady seeking partner hopes to do for estate manager
DDown 10:	Court favourite, it's understood, dined with queens	ROGERFEDERER
DDown 14:	Big cheese spread coming and a round provided
DDown 16:	Old Breton, a Republican, one Macron irritated	ARMORICAN
DDown 18:	Budding head of narcissus on a bouquet
DDown 19:	Old man dressing badly shows fleshy bulge
DDown 22:	Two short English kings behave provocatively
DDown 24:	I turned on taps for patriarch	ENOCH