The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd April 2021

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd April 2021. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	What's not real? Defending habit, I'm saying it is	MYTRUTH
AAcross 5:	Comic patter not right — starts to make tasteless crack
AAcross 9:	Oscar avoiding comparatively humourless artist
AAcross 10:	Safe from the flood — keeping daughter oblivious	INTHEDARK
AAcross 11:	Sex? Nothing doing!
AAcross 12:	Vale! Leaving disheartened, having failed
AAcross 14:	Wrong! Isn't that easy going round now	THISINSTANT
AAcross 18:	Meal that, for Spooner, needed something alcoholic	PACKEDLUNCH
AAcross 21:	Vlad crosswords reportedly finish off country
AAcross 22:	Royal 'leper' under pressure — he's not himself
AAcross 25:	Romeo in fix around college and university
AAcross 26:	Cancel culture's ending? Heartless construct
AAcross 27:	Comedian's back, one with incisive material
AAcross 28:	Coming on, tries to be inventive
DDown 1:	Working method required to cover large part of course
DDown 2:	Flourish of trumpets at the start — king entering queen's home
DDown 3:	Item turned up unbroken
DDown 4:	Nothing gained by rustic cricket shot (not one for purists)
DDown 5:	8! That's early in the morning for some into raves
DDown 6:	Next time — what about November?
DDown 7:	On record join Bread singer
DDown 7:	On record join Bread singer
DDown 8:	Accept some money for watch
DDown 13:	Like changes round pub — they work on the surface
DDown 15:	Telling crook about books (probably stolen)
DDown 16:	Leave home carrying penny metal fastener	SPLITPIN
DDown 17:	Event in Illinois accounted for uprising
DDown 19:	Bundle of energy upset a lot of the same nurses
DDown 20:	Suspend band on radio
DDown 23:	News in Brussels on current malaise
DDown 24:	Hard to stop virtuoso for long