The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th May 2019

There are 14 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th May 2019. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Importance of parasites coming back, in a manner of speaking
AAcross 9:	Heavy bones are not just visible with clothing removed
AAcross 10:	Any person yet to see whisky promoted?
AAcross 11:	Ulster starts to expect witty improvisation in Irish comedian	ERNIEWISE
AAcross 12:	Captured by spies from the east saying you are made of gold
AAcross 13:	Some great awful shop
AAcross 14:	Boss had embraced sweetheart, given honest choice (not half)
AAcross 16:	Six and half a dozen being the same not producing eggs
AAcross 19:	Bird dived across the pond
AAcross 20:	Intends to have different names in the same answer
AAcross 21:	No pain or gain as ale is drunk
AAcross 23:	Gas worried a very young person
AAcross 24:	Charge university student implicated in search
AAcross 25:	Dicky learned that in the West End	THEATRELAND
DDown 1:	Gives no warning to road users and couldn't care less	DOESNTGIVEAHOOT
DDown 2:	See 13
DDown 3:	Where Oxonian may dream and breathe?
DDown 4:	Change sides with Dr Who to become a ranch hand
DDown 5:	One type of power about to switch
DDown 6:	Always a sudoku, possibly, for social harmony?	NEVERACROSSWORD
DDown 7:	Dump below?
DDown 8:	Funny man's rice pudding — second helping arrived, bowl first eaten	ERICMORECAMBE
DDown 15:	One loses faith when a male part's not right …
DDown 17:	… and for performance, ultimately a male chemical
DDown 18:	Part of hospital in coma
DDown 22:	Grow up dear! That's not even cheese!