The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 31st August 2021

There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 31st August 2021. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Mature medic returned for last in series
AAcross 10:	Eagle seen in sky holding, for instance, one flower
AAcross 11:	Art patron beset by defeats in final trials	BETATESTS
AAcross 12:	Part of speech in dialect, old language
AAcross 13:	Expert in fix, under threat
AAcross 15:	Bit of Greek text about a number of Brazilians
AAcross 17:	Name held by tragic hero — it ends with delta
AAcross 18:	Extra piece the author put in letter, section of second letter or third
AAcross 20:	Recluse's side-splitting joke
AAcross 22:	Kind of school mark covering reading and writing, perhaps
AAcross 25:	Core point rejected in half of Greece
AAcross 26:	Timeless part of flower as symbol of summer?
AAcross 27:	A couple of characters put over edge about orator's tirade
AAcross 30:	Draw representation of Athens in strange hue
AAcross 31:	An annoying summer visitor's back in minimalist garment
DDown 1:	Grave situation as doc sees it
DDown 2:	Investigated and turned up modern colour, then old	WENTINTO
DDown 3:	Tense, as is pupil in audition
DDown 4:	Didn't accept immature setter, say, since second editor intervenes	PASSEDUP
DDown 5:	Having cut off tails, has to dispose of shellfish
DDown 6:	Eg Ajax and Achilles, initially?	ALPHAMALES
DDown 7:	Point in old article showing hidden motivation?
DDown 8:	Exhaust on one vehicle
DDown 13:	Lassie named in second paper or in short periodical	MORAG
DDown 14:	As specially ordered, make scarce culinary treats	CREAMCAKES
DDown 16:	Say OK — conclusion drawn from one such as Plato
DDown 19:	The speaker arranged time before last in series is listed
DDown 21:	Awful ninnies holding power — they fall dramatically
DDown 23:	Old merchant ship making ancient city before day's end
DDown 24:	As expressed in Greek, unlimited fame
DDown 26:	Source of shots being set up in part of pub
DDown 28:	Turn up first part of encyclopaedia, perhaps — it's very small
DDown 29:	Letter containing a kind of tea