The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 16th May 2019

There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 16th May 2019. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Desires a soft, small French salad for starter
AAcross 8:	Magnificent, faithful leader swapping sides …
AAcross 9:	… as you help construct a theatre
AAcross 10:	Hotel, for example, housing 50?
AAcross 12:	Loads sleep with partners
AAcross 13:	Government managed 500 promotions for relatives
AAcross 16:	Intense colour contains navy
AAcross 19:	Over 50? I struggle to get right actor
AAcross 22:	Physician returns US weapon in pouch
AAcross 25:	Musician, one who used to tour with Queen?
AAcross 27:	Write extremely neatly for money
AAcross 28:	Friend twisted dial — not sure it's heavy metal
AAcross 29:	Country with drinks
AAcross 30:	Las Vegas entertains Queen with candour
DDown 1:	Godfather recalled lines wearing glasses
DDown 2:	Agreed, so healthy
DDown 3:	Good many become Guides
DDown 4:	Trouble being on time delivering letter
DDown 5:	Yellow fish gobbled up, uncooked
DDown 6:	Playwright's shocking and her plot's about independence, right?	HAROLD
DDown 11:	Room for hire? Initially, everyone
DDown 14:	English bowler hat folds twice, centrally
DDown 15:	Gentleman sent back fried meat dish — fish is off
DDown 16:	Small boy, about 4, does a cartwheel	VIC
DDown 17:	Antique is regularly oiled
DDown 18:	Christmas sign up after 1st of November
DDown 20:	Bad driver holds up 10 for judge's preliminary examination of a witness	VOIRDIRE
DDown 21:	On turning, whisk ain't making jelly
DDown 23:	Campaigns not getting into corrupted works
DDown 24:	See 6
DDown 25:	Priest's after the style of church residence
DDown 26:	Region of land has no river