The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 1st November 2021

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 1st November 2021. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Sound out group retreats for the famous
AAcross 4:	Cats without a skin retreating inside, where they're never seen	CRUFTS
AAcross 9:	Just downplay occasional absences
AAcross 10:	Incurred expenditure on behalf of church that's no longer influential	SPENTFORCE
AAcross 11:	Guide plays her party piece
AAcross 12:	Socratic version of what 16 across is
AAcross 13:	Fantastic price made one want to do it now	CARPEDIEM
AAcross 15:	Raised stink with US Republicans taking North back
AAcross 16:	Foremost of keen investors exploiting venture capital
AAcross 17:	By embracing life at sea, it doesn't seem as long!	TIMEFLIES
AAcross 21:	Not recognising central unit's position during trade	INDENIAL
AAcross 22:	Complete brief for substitute
AAcross 24:	Uses the mic flexibly to provide record of score
AAcross 25:	Judges, for example, to me must be united
AAcross 26:	Plain case has lost ivory top
AAcross 27:	Legendary lover admitted dealing in drugs
DDown 1:	Woman set off in yacht
DDown 2:	Bet against queen making film
DDown 3:	Scoundrel creates wicked home for liberal arts
DDown 5:	Slow down — consider putting in time for golf
DDown 6:	Pays for machine to make furniture
DDown 7:	Material building up as temperature drops
DDown 8:	Doctor made realities go away
DDown 14:	Pressure to withdraw conservationists? It's happened before
DDown 16:	Monarchy lacks good family relations
DDown 18:	Film tricks that capture the sound of fox dispatching duck
DDown 19:	Record that is covering turf event
DDown 20:	Can staff have character that's heartless?
DDown 23:	Identify first murder victim found by lake