The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th August 2020

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th August 2020. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Poor, poor lady's taken in by unelected scientist?	BADLYOFF
AAcross 9:	Artificial intelligence, holding degree: key to manufacturing old computers
AAcross 10:	See 18
AAcross 11:	Most irritable clergyman grasps 1 + 100 + 1000 + 50
AAcross 12:	Salesman returns carrying fish and device for removing skin
AAcross 14:	Engaged? Let's dine out
AAcross 16:	Soldier on after cutting tail from monster
AAcross 18:	Small, small net captures unknown eccentric barber
AAcross 21:	During Christmas, to donate, give an extinct mammal
AAcross 23:	Noisy disagreement heard in fifth farm building?
AAcross 24:	Heavy rain could possibly run into chest
AAcross 26:	How to get down from a whale?
AAcross 27:	Man is 25, single and collects books
AAcross 28:	Kill weed accidentally? It's edible
DDown 1:	Boast about European Union, right, for one could wreck things
DDown 2:	Walk quietly on 17 ground
DDown 3:	Metal flying machine loses height
DDown 4:	Dignitary has fine, fine diamonds gold-plated
DDown 5:	Spy knows Russian ambassador never starts revolution
DDown 6:	In 25, that's fighting over English clothes
DDown 7:	It's cryptic woman's paper
DDown 13:	They illuminate gentle origins of some plants
DDown 15:	Act with mistakes when naked
DDown 17:	Aged around 500,500?
DDown 19:	Performs shoots
DDown 20:	Perhaps Julie wanders about
DDown 22:	They're creatively said — line's blown initially	ADLIBS
DDown 23:	Find courage in drink
DDown 25:	Young men or unruly yobs?
DDown 26:	Account of Liberals making a comeback