The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 15th August 2018

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 15th August 2018. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Directed song with a gentle piano introduction
AAcross 5:	Old king advances, one first person replacing another
AAcross 9:	Colleagues work, given retrospective concession
AAcross 10:	Time of life that's featured in tragedy
AAcross 11:	Officers getting negligent little sleeper to admit wickedness	BOYSINBLUE
AAcross 12:	See 20
AAcross 14:	Alan is chap involved in energised rapping — American music
AAcross 18:	Clue to a host offering euphemistic expressions?	MINCEDOATHS
AAcross 21:	Report of contemptible person being kicked
AAcross 22:	Dealt with chum needing to collect a vehicle — something in hand
AAcross 25:	See 24 Down	INEVERDID
AAcross 26:	More than one climber is having inner struggle
AAcross 27:	Returning engineer flaps about nothing — one who says too much
AAcross 28:	Busy with aim to embrace something green?
DDown 1:	One losing heart when taken in by a business graduate, low form of life
DDown 2:	Old man to settle on a tree
DDown 3:	Starts small educational organisation with one rich philanthropist
DDown 4:	Discharge journalist that's upset common people
DDown 5:	Deter swimming around island for one particular swimmer
DDown 6:	Stubborn person making a mess, wasting day after day
DDown 7:	Two instructions to be violent to achieve great success
DDown 8:	Cleaning waste water up in to-and-fro action
DDown 13:	End of fine game in topping sport
DDown 15:	One paid US seller for food
DDown 16:	Attempts to keep university workshops
DDown 17:	Californian good guy? Individual on the up	ANGELENO
DDown 19:	See 14
DDown 20:	Demand of union prevented trader doing business
DDown 23:	Bad son kicked out of seat
DDown 24:	My friend ultimately finishes on good terms with English composer