The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 5th January 2018

There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th January 2018. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Job description
AAcross 5:	Fish's journey across rough water
AAcross 5:	Fish's journey across rough water
AAcross 9:	Sweet face about to fall
AAcross 10:	Do like it when current partner's around
AAcross 11:	Where old conservationist was keeping department ignorant	INTHEDARK
AAcross 12:	Why I ’ad to return
AAcross 13:	Chap my boss made fun of
AAcross 15:	Surveyed scans A&E produced over 5d
AAcross 17:	Raises environment finally with Green politician
AAcross 19:	Readily accept return of an immature creature
AAcross 22:	Doctor's onto sickness in French port
AAcross 23:	Minder — Terry initially absent from start of story
AAcross 25:	Provided car with wing missing — dodgy in the extreme
AAcross 26:	Game Boy's a throwback
AAcross 27:	A scolded bishop ignored bubbly
AAcross 28:	Opening with work in disorder
DDown 1:	Springer regularly does it in a sticky situation
DDown 2:	In college upset your old man
DDown 3:	Scary country, Spain after revolution
DDown 4:	Entertainer? Time stripper got topless!
DDown 5:	Well in credit, Henry invested
DDown 6:	Alarmed half of Tory ladies, I fancy, including these?	DAILYMAIL
DDown 7:	See 6
DDown 8:	Argued case for penny on petrol, sort of
DDown 14:	His doesn't work — it's bent
DDown 16:	Can one settle comfortably outside city?
DDown 17:	Island's very good on the surface — stick around!
DDown 18:	Conservative strongly backing demand
DDown 20:	Not requiring payment for singer
DDown 21:	Priest and sweetheart like sexy underwear in church office
DDown 23:	Speaking with sense is commended
DDown 24:	System meant to hold up West Country tourist