The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 23rd July 2020

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 23rd July 2020. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Meaningful nudge from flamboyant bird with hat on	BROADHINT
AAcross 6:	Party organiser needing wife's help in public at first
AAcross 10:	Particularly rich passage from 26?
AAcross 11:	Dishes made from very high game	SOUPBOWLS
AAcross 12:	Old-fashioned, essentially dull dance
AAcross 13:	Henry longed to get married
AAcross 14:	Long-distance supplier of Meals on Wheels?	RESTAURANTCAR
AAcross 17:	Very much affected, as are one's neighbours	BESIDEONESELF
AAcross 21:	Able seaman's leader knocked off
AAcross 22:	A painful affliction regularly hits rodents
AAcross 24:	More artful hosts aren't commonly of better character
AAcross 25:	Believer cheers after god succeeded
AAcross 26:	Writer's moggy perhaps given nothing to eat
AAcross 27:	Playing extra beat, a consequence of overassessment?	TAXREBATE
DDown 1:	Rough hop over grassland
DDown 2:	Brutes turn up on brief vacation
DDown 3:	Could it make duos celebrate end of alliance?	DECREEABSOLUTE
DDown 4:	Provincial half of army behind endless abuse
DDown 5:	Mention not getting a rise, masking pained expression
DDown 7:	US author may finally retire
DDown 8:	Where Pedro gets drinks bill when work's over?
DDown 9:	Bluecoat scores badly in showjumping event, say	OBSTACLECOURSE
DDown 15:	Decline to accept one shilling for fund
DDown 16:	Unseemly male exploit's beginning behind the scenes
DDown 18:	Artist's father a good person, I admitted
DDown 19:	A great talker, Irish sailor recalled boring old times
DDown 20:	Squanders benefit on drink	USESUP
DDown 23:	Coverage of seed trial, part one?