The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 19th August 2020

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 19th August 2020. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Barista's warning police still?
AAcross 1:	Barista's warning police still?
AAcross 5:	Tendentious bid may be put forward after no end of hesitation
AAcross 9:	Land one, punching Hilary
AAcross 10:	Be wildly excited putting pineapple to mouth	GOBANANAS
AAcross 11:	As naval fighter, put on a shade of blue
AAcross 12:	Endless ring makes a measure of sound
AAcross 14:	The French please with a mixture of tulips and violas	SILVOUSPLAIT
AAcross 18:	What Midas was given, extremely sensibly hidden, so long ago	DONKEYSYEARS
AAcross 21:	Fear wife's stuck in casualty
AAcross 22:	Solicit a few pounds for Audrey's husband
AAcross 25:	Popular edition getting everything topsy-turvy
AAcross 26:	Penny in old money chucked back by such a fool
AAcross 27:	Commonly, money (apart from euro) is thin
AAcross 28:	As soon as clocked in at workplace, given a hearing	ONSIGHT
DDown 1:	Comic character who lacked a head for speaking	MRBEAN
DDown 2:	Our crossword is a type one gets into
DDown 3:	Cleverly hide man and servant
DDown 4:	Milne's one was doubly good
DDown 5:	Be tenured, potentially offering security
DDown 6:	With speech, makes pots
DDown 7:	Vikings used this pine club with a hole in it
DDown 8:	Fail to keep up in time? Wretched!
DDown 13:	Show off injuries from high-speed transport	SPORTSCARS
DDown 15:	Bombs huge town all round: that makes things sticky
DDown 16:	Visionary site laid out
DDown 17:	Quick look as soon as finished
DDown 19:	Rotter's love, great mistake
DDown 20:	Fan of one of Europe's currencies almost pocketed each
DDown 23:	Country's pro-Labour slogan?
DDown 24:	In a cell, what carries information regularly from Miranda