The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 31st May 2018

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 31st May 2018. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Flying machine, originally staggering speeds with it
AAcross 6:	Deliberate, inserting point into flesh
AAcross 9:	Pre-Rainbow Nation province in six-colour rainbow condition?
AAcross 10:	Actress was less inclined to sketch Robin and Maurice Gibb, but ___ ?
AAcross 11:	Questioning of Socrates most common
AAcross 14:	Plain sailing finally within peaceful heart of nation
AAcross 15:	Blast, zero energy
AAcross 16:	One on the fiddle — that's shady
AAcross 18:	Growth of a man without love has to be uncomfortable?
AAcross 20:	Needle slowing jabs up in arms
AAcross 21:	Beat, whacking balls from behind
AAcross 25:	Dealer stereotypically having dubiously made assurances to take in new driver?	USEDCARSALESMAN
AAcross 26:	Perfect wreck
AAcross 27:	See 10
DDown 1:	Nag disposed of, about a hundred
DDown 2:	Over peak in retrospect, a partner on top of you lay
DDown 3:	Thus a little progress on the climb
DDown 4:	Handle hard toward the stern
DDown 5:	Highly-valued holding company advanced at an early stage
DDown 6:	Sad guy, mister, sullen principally?	MISERYGUTS
DDown 7:	A white rattlesnake is suddenly alert
DDown 8:	Time passed there with English card game
DDown 12:	Failing in crucial test initially, lacking judgement
DDown 13:	Scuttling 1cm, rather black crustacean
DDown 14:	Handle something on the barbecue, very much on top
DDown 17:	Point about subdivision, most cordial
DDown 19:	Smoker in male with a long neck, old, old solver
DDown 22:	Piece for example erected, filthy stuff
DDown 23:	Fish pie and raspberry ripple starters
DDown 24:	Finally, Torquay United promoted, sparkling in the morning?