The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 23rd October 2019

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 23rd October 2019. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	A bend in the track and son abandons foolish Matterhorn ascent	TATTENHAM
AAcross 9:	See 1
AAcross 10:	Rapid rise can turn into collapse
AAcross 11:	Instruction to serviceman: polish grain endlessly
AAcross 12:	Pharaoh dips into sea and a lake in the morning
AAcross 13:	Put to death perhaps, with uneatable part removed
AAcross 17:	Strut, as tail-ender may
AAcross 19:	US poet starts to open up, led by divine spirit	ANGELOU
AAcross 20:	Visionary camp inmate I fed to fish
AAcross 21:	See 17 down
AAcross 23:	Hawk using gas to quell pacifist
AAcross 27:	Using room that's turned out huge
AAcross 28:	From emperor, nationalist about to seize government
AAcross 29:	Laurel disguise may, being irresponsible
AAcross 30:	Group of MPs choose to pledge support
AAcross 31:	See 30
DDown 2:	Life drawing?
DDown 3:	Force to speak aloud
DDown 4:	What baby may need is to be out briefly with family
DDown 5:	His thieving enemies met a jarring death
DDown 6:	Offer true love, not at first to be trifled with
DDown 7:	Having no object, I've left off travelling	INTRANSIT
DDown 8:	Film kids walking by brown river
DDown 14:	See 2
DDown 15:	Gunners in base not needing to be called to attention
DDown 16:	A cut introduces mean ration
DDown 17:	Feature of trousers: worn under seat
DDown 18:	See 17 across
DDown 22:	Regularly using coercion, force on border flower
DDown 24:	Would-be ringmaster's energy upsetting Scottish island	GOLLUM
DDown 25:	A dotty mutual exchange
DDown 26:	See 8	DUNDEE