The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 20th August 2021

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 20th August 2021. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Fancy 22
AAcross 4:	Lost in forest, one desperate to be out of it
AAcross 9:	Dodge 22, briefly
AAcross 10:	Asian film titles in battle
AAcross 11:	Trap 22
AAcross 12:	22: shop's last supply
AAcross 13:	Natural extrovert, you said, ultimately seen in nude, is playful
AAcross 15:	Cook 22
AAcross 16:	Stone tossed back by a giant
AAcross 17:	Bums of leaders in a 22
AAcross 21:	Notice rogue secreting second heart, say
AAcross 22:	Dip in hole
AAcross 24:	Those with few lines spoiled by a stripe covering fifth of circle	BITPLAYERS
AAcross 25:	Post 22, we hear?
AAcross 26:	Talk ending in sympathy with maker of ’omburgs?
AAcross 27:	Verse in South African country reduced by 3/8ths
DDown 1:	Animal caught, enclosure not closing, bolted cages
DDown 2:	Yellow loser
DDown 3:	Children holding minister upside down, separated
DDown 5:	Person fixing pot, could be smelly thing with lid lifted
DDown 6:	Second movement	NUMBERTWO
DDown 7:	Deny diva, so distraught over wife
DDown 8:	Second arrivals: gather each in skips
DDown 14:	22 in 11	TIGHTSPOT
DDown 16:	22 provided, filling baby feeder?
DDown 18:	Clearly show way out: ask shortly to come in
DDown 19:	Top up, girl in 22
DDown 20:	Grate 22
DDown 23:	Greek character with endless salt served up type of American cuisine