The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 5th October 2017

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 5th October 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Work in trousers in capital of Siberia, say?
AAcross 5:	See 19	OFVENUS
AAcross 9:	Beat unconscious — bash!
AAcross 10:	Othello's backside clenched that's hot and sweaty
AAcross 11:	Corrupt TV company is secreted in vacant toilet, one on the left
AAcross 12:	See 24
AAcross 14:	Stuffing pepper with last of seafood, cook gains mounted support?	RIDINGSADDLE
AAcross 18:	Very dirty, a line on ground
AAcross 21:	Fish heading away from wave
AAcross 22:	Immorality in God?
AAcross 25:	Beating him up, one taken apart with second of punches, blow it!
AAcross 26:	Classic has to go behind painting that's heartless
AAcross 27:	Colony on high fine with queen in old kingdom lacking leadership
AAcross 28:	Rather stained pants
DDown 1:	Complicated, like a sandpiper?
DDown 2:	Sorrow, of course, very uplifting
DDown 3:	Those challenging you, in shifting or hazardous driving conditions
DDown 4:	Impudent fool in extremes of stupidity
DDown 5:	Lament appearing in public, a mistake
DDown 6:	Units of electric potential and current in siren
DDown 7:	12, all Mary Celeste's crew? Not entirely orderly on board
DDown 8:	County not all respect, oddly
DDown 13:	Noblemen carrying base of heavy cross uphill in the opening stages	EARLYDOORS
DDown 15:	Impoverished area — is it?
DDown 16:	Left organ of Van Gogh in this exact location, did you say?	RIGHTEAR
DDown 17:	Cross with bird initially playing for time
DDown 19:	Resolving feud after negotiation, one's on hand
DDown 20:	A selfish desire? Yes
DDown 23:	Sign of bad weather anything but locally in report?
DDown 24:	Leader of visible magnitude, apostle converted unbeliever, finally