The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 23rd November 2017

There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 23rd November 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	As do commissioner, Senegalese and classic beauty?
AAcross 6:	Resist male
AAcross 8:	Cowardly old Italian PM wearing outfit the wrong way round
AAcross 9:	Worthless slime's parting bow
AAcross 10:	Unkindness in party needing sympathetic leaders
AAcross 11:	Scold male, splitting up hunk and husband
AAcross 12:	Bad quotes recalled, including one from Plato
AAcross 15:	Egypt's last king inspired by old queen's home cooking ingredient
AAcross 16:	No regret for Piaf in smearing of alto from 1 down, say?
AAcross 19:	Cut around page, newspaper's lead story
AAcross 21:	Coalition charlatans, by the sound of it?
AAcross 22:	Close school during breaks
AAcross 24:	Interior alone ultimately in British parliament
AAcross 25:	Lead in pencil I gather erroneous — this the stuff?
AAcross 26:	Combine equipment, including pole
AAcross 27:	Device used by police ending in convictions — not entirely shallow then, on reflection?
DDown 1:	Punch a delicate thing
DDown 2:	Wild flower containing nectar, primarily
DDown 3:	Building — criminals removing roof
DDown 4:	Second wind isn't always necessary then, initially
DDown 5:	Recognisable features, with a thousand in exaltation
DDown 6:	Plant, a big one that's monstrous
DDown 7:	Spooner's chief murder weapons
DDown 13:	Abhorrent jerks created like humans, say?
DDown 14:	Emotional relief, as Tom is obliged to admit stress-related injury
DDown 17:	Part water, perhaps?
DDown 18:	Food on Italian table, dip in way
DDown 20:	One starting to miss a diner
DDown 22:	Union member translated duck's opening quack
DDown 23:	Lifting positions inspiring one exercise
DDown 23:	Lifting positions inspiring one exercise