The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th April 2018

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th April 2018. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Criminal boss — the first one died violently
AAcross 4:	Gang joined by Italian-American stripper?
AAcross 9:	Call to stop lying in new hoax
AAcross 10:	Helping or turning back detective taken in by this criminal racket
AAcross 11:	Tomorrow, exchange money for Bahamas' foremost fruit
AAcross 12:	Hunters, winging it in battered deerstalkers, dare to go out
AAcross 13:	Part of gun detective loses points to a Scandinavian location
AAcross 15:	Eat into racket with threats at its core
AAcross 16:	Fight roughly, getting head knocked off
AAcross 17:	After a dispute, subdue with sweetener
AAcross 21:	Fixed charge for flycatcher	FLATBILL
AAcross 22:	Of late, wrong to demand with menaces
AAcross 24:	Here in Ohio, crime reported twice (returning thanks, Boatman)
AAcross 25:	Sarcasm not unknown as a weapon in the US
AAcross 26:	Detective on racket: "It's fishy"
AAcross 27:	Deal with body of crime writer
DDown 1:	Recite Farewell, My Lovely from memory
DDown 2:	US lawman conceals memory of tragedy?
DDown 3:	If man performs evil acts, charge him — leaders included
DDown 5:	Menacing suggestion: loser beaten up with rifle butt
DDown 6:	Prohibition: having three in charge
DDown 7:	"Pole lifted stolen goods" — that's an informer
DDown 8:	Examine local yokels — to put through the wringer	LOOKCLOSELYAT
DDown 14:	26 perhaps the result of acid attack on hotshot in California
DDown 16:	Criminal libel: "US thugs"
DDown 18:	Where organised crime penetrated society that rejected drink
DDown 19:	Tough guy who investigated more lawbreaking
DDown 20:	Not exactly The Big Sleep, taking DNA in abduction case
DDown 23:	Gang gets time over botched raid