The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 20th May 2020

There are 15 across clues and 19 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 20th May 2020. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	He's ripped on the outside, one very trim
AAcross 10:	Liberal wearing tousled hair promises to be funny
AAcross 11:	Car seen racing over 100 by groups of spectators
AAcross 12:	Swear at dog, tips of sausages eaten
AAcross 13:	Scottish hero — an expert climber?
AAcross 15:	Pocket for everyone in Eastbourne, say, in retirement
AAcross 17:	Cat in the past goes round the bend
AAcross 18:	Manage to exercise
AAcross 20:	Animal urinates over top of hedge, facing the other way
AAcross 22:	Plots involve danger close to Paris
AAcross 25:	Moon about end of party, to act audaciously	TRYITON
AAcross 26:	Mathematical symbol displayed on a blackboard
AAcross 27:	Authorised captive queen to be dropped into English sea
AAcross 30:	To have shown fear in checked pants
AAcross 31:	Country's at home beyond spring
DDown 1:	English rock band, once big in the East?
DDown 2:	Bloke playing old fashionable instrument
DDown 3:	Wife's present: divorcing husband at one time past
DDown 4:	Punishment for most of this cake being spongy, right?	THICKEAR
DDown 5:	Conservative leader to suffer defeat? Time for recess
DDown 6:	£1,000 at first, young learner's car reverses, collecting debts kindly
DDown 7:	Seeks these at Wimbledon
DDown 8:	Ground lies surrounded by water
DDown 13:	Grown apart, as not suitable
DDown 14:	English author, one left in river with powerboats?	ADELEPARKS
DDown 16:	Mature writing with Apple device?
DDown 19:	Writers' blocks
DDown 21:	Outside bird caged by old metal
DDown 23:	Talk with pet
DDown 24:	Old queen is turning brown
DDown 26:	Cocaine stolen by family returning to prison
DDown 28:	Woman has dirty laundry
DDown 28:	Woman has dirty laundry
DDown 29:	American's sci-fi novel under construction: centre of Earth is missing!