The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 1st October 2019

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 1st October 2019. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Greek character pinned by relatively insignificant monster …
AAcross 9:	... that character taken around fish
AAcross 10:	It is a question about the old man's health
AAcross 11:	See 10	YOURFATHER
AAcross 12:	Expert leaving to enter wine store
AAcross 14:	Maybe helmet's protecting Irish copper in top operations
AAcross 15:	This rock not completely malleable? I allegedly use sand!
AAcross 17:	Most unexpectedly opposing everything offered by bookmaker
AAcross 20:	Books (hardback) in shopping centre store for a long time
AAcross 22:	Article in comic is only a rumour
AAcross 23:	Underground accommodation teacher has to put up with in Scotland
AAcross 24:	Labour's material electorate finally discarded
AAcross 25:	One who wrote about pilgrim with no heart retreating
AAcross 26:	A rum and I'd be exceptionally cordial
DDown 1:	Severe operatic prince in endless stir
DDown 2:	Treatment favouring chums that sounds sexist?
DDown 3:	Gulf that vessel floats on
DDown 4:	What is to some extent raw, rough, till beaten into shape
DDown 5:	Agitation no end with affair that is oppressive
DDown 6:	A hit tune, almost because somehow it connects to the listener	EUSTACHIAN
DDown 7:	Fish not deprived of oxygen in stretch of water
DDown 13:	See 2	FORTHEBOYS
DDown 16:	Firm given top grade, smart and doing well with little effort
DDown 18:	Island noise interrupting end of wondrous song
DDown 19:	See 17	ALLODDS
DDown 21:	Obscure work — a strange hesitation to avoid it
DDown 22:	Islander certain to migrate, leaving island behind
DDown 24:	See 6