The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th May 2020

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th May 2020. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Depressed? Do cocaine before farewell
AAcross 5:	Grows into suits
AAcross 9:	Person covering ground, state policeman initially going in front
AAcross 10:	One could go off with detective working around schedule
AAcross 11:	Can churchman approach sin? Characters inside clink set free
AAcross 13:	Casually sleep with English scruff
AAcross 14:	Peril not unusual for crime fighters
AAcross 17:	Former lover with big bosom, essentially models
AAcross 18:	Like No Time to Die
AAcross 21:	Icon Columbo's back with cigar: mill around like his character?
AAcross 23:	Foe messed with lieutenant's head, TV ace making U-turn
AAcross 24:	Defence of Italy twice cut ball out
AAcross 25:	Turns down rubbish song's intro
AAcross 26:	See 2	THEDEAD
DDown 1:	Catches case of Columbo with 'one more thing'
DDown 2:	Show respect for late 'disheveled' Peter Falk on a broadcast	NEVERSPEAKILLOF
DDown 3:	Do search in the centre with others
DDown 4:	Conclusion, say, to cover news about investigator
DDown 5:	Being spiteful is beginning to be irritating
DDown 6:	Covers preserve work that is special
DDown 7:	Drug satisfied husband in the morning, dear, keeping hard with a source of supply
DDown 8:	They murder visitors around lake
DDown 12:	Subordinate to screen detective might work like this?
DDown 15:	They join police with round going off: run in two seconds
DDown 16:	Recover arm: solve murders
DDown 19:	Plain or flash coat for detective on street?
DDown 20:	Detective with charge that's appropriate
DDown 22:	Watch out for intellect