The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 31st January 2019

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 31st January 2019. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Letter penned by Thatcher (not the heartless, batty old ruler)
AAcross 5:	Bishop admitting moon I caught on film
AAcross 9:	Loud sound from bottom — what was offensive about it?
AAcross 10:	Deep trouble on the way?
AAcross 11:	Three men hold back Arab leader
AAcross 12:	Spin result, maybe cutting advantage
AAcross 13:	Fight with male judges and don't get picked to perform …
AAcross 17:	… as these may do in next series
AAcross 20:	Tramp's unlikely to step on it	LOOKSMART
AAcross 22:	Join German in pool
AAcross 23:	New setter looks embarrassed about being passed over
AAcross 24:	Animal droppings Bill steps in
AAcross 25:	Mob beginning to riot — not much cover outside
AAcross 26:	Setting by design hits snag
DDown 1:	Forced development here hurt both earl and duke
DDown 2:	Was mother honest about Oscar and daughter?
DDown 3:	Apply initially after exercise, right, to stop soreness
DDown 4:	Nick's traditional enemies bother showing up to do the job	CUTTHEMUSTARD
DDown 6:	Day I flipped over love letters
DDown 7:	Emptied pot over me in a rage — it smells horrible!
DDown 8:	Natural sprinters … like Johnson and Gatlin, say?
DDown 10:	Pat halted orgy, in order to ____ ?	PLAYHARDTOGET
DDown 14:	Many bones broken? Definitely not
DDown 15:	Posh occasionally: 'I'm last to perform for David?'
DDown 16:	Ship and train — he fiddled both in short
DDown 18:	Sheep in main road is right little madam
DDown 19:	Dismissing driver's warning, soon fit in
DDown 21:	Alert teacher at Eton to truanting