The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd June 2021

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd June 2021. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Serious measure — key workers are in the dark on this
AAcross 8:	Needle one fishes out of lake
AAcross 9:	Blair cracking tedious, off-colour jokes, say
AAcross 11:	Dirty shirt, short and tight
AAcross 12:	After firm kiss, groom's dandy
AAcross 13:	Sweet stuff husband's culled from Chinese text
AAcross 15:	Time to study utilitarianism, but it's a grind
AAcross 17:	Touring India freely, Bill's worried about a drive
AAcross 20:	Said what diner did, a curvy figure
AAcross 21:	Hip backing band in Japan? I'm not sure this is metal
AAcross 23:	It helps to recall troops, having gathered round outside
AAcross 25:	Maybe Joaquin's steps following hobbling soldier
AAcross 26:	Arab statesman soon to make a comeback
AAcross 27:	Tory in party pamphlet shows what binds us all
DDown 1:	What David achieved with good fortune protecting one colonist	GIANTKILLING
DDown 2:	Gold plate shows this, turning up tool
DDown 3:	Agreed working to fix rug was a bugger!
DDown 4:	Miss America is alluring, Republican's admitted
DDown 5:	Conservative perhaps lying over the European disaster
DDown 6:	We hear this guy runs his tongue over part of ear
DDown 7:	Making grooves in material, using blades
DDown 10:	Scrapper's initial boost when wrestling
DDown 14:	Setter's run in mire and grease, flipping mess!
DDown 16:	Hunk of stewed boar meat with date on top
DDown 18:	Very small number — very little, minus one million
DDown 19:	African runner's go in flash car
DDown 22:	Roman pair squeezing a medic's feet
DDown 24:	Partridge about to seize unknown antelope