The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 7th August 2018

There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 7th August 2018. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	ABC, gesture eloquent in the extreme
AAcross 4:	Capital punishment method once
AAcross 9:	Just light
AAcross 10:	Not prepared for a picnic to be free?
AAcross 11:	Capital briefly storing pretty vacant old documents
AAcross 12:	In decrees, I declare myself ABC
AAcross 13:	Cutters suffice, or otherwise
AAcross 15:	Praise ABC
AAcross 16:	Raise male
AAcross 17:	Summer in effect's beginnings for ABC
AAcross 21:	Where people tried to crawl drunkenly around middle of pub
AAcross 21:	Where people tried to crawl drunkenly around middle of pub
AAcross 22:	Voice carried beyond state bridge
AAcross 24:	Challenging in game, chip balls up?
AAcross 25:	In crib, a beautiful young child
AAcross 26:	ABC sure to injure back	RAMSEY
AAcross 27:	Figure everyone can see boarding express
DDown 1:	Revolutionary abroad embracing victory swagger
DDown 2:	ABC, mind and body ultimately	CAREY
DDown 3:	Unfortunately, dieter's eaten last of gateau, it's learned
DDown 5:	Church ABC
DDown 6:	Nectar: it's spread around top of pork crackling
DDown 7:	Held back — like flowering plants, perhaps?
DDown 8:	Psycho's screen exhibitionist meeting death shortly
DDown 14:	Five notes on paper this soothing?
DDown 16:	ABC, bird catching worm finally ending in despair	CRANMER
DDown 18:	Happy with Conservative post, perhaps?
DDown 19:	Dignitary ill-equipped?
DDown 20:	ABC, old character touring Sark etc	RUNCIE
DDown 23:	Father ABC