The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 20th April 2022

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 20th April 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Image of Bill deep in conversation
AAcross 5:	Prince's saying more protection
AAcross 9:	Simpson losing head in drinking spree? He may be a facilitator
AAcross 10:	Current resistance breaking around capital
AAcross 11:	Spat hard bit of sausage out
AAcross 12:	Bighead Romeo coming in — he loves being on the job
AAcross 14:	Island that's good for religious leader
AAcross 15:	Singer Jones carries on, not yet proven
AAcross 16:	Killer from Portugal caught — arrested by state police
AAcross 18:	Maybe you can finally, you said, have children? Not so!
AAcross 20:	Physical coming-together? Duke is accepting restraint on movement
AAcross 21:	See 16
AAcross 24:	Vicar obliged to hold tree
AAcross 25:	Take off after sign of approval — lounge finally is carpeted	TICKEDOFF
AAcross 26:	Comic actor's hugging widow (who might get the hump)
AAcross 27:	English poet who's liable to lash out?
DDown 1:	Thailand? I'm confident it's mainly Buddhist
DDown 2:	Time went quickly when discussing complaint	BIRDFLU
DDown 3:	Incident not beginning in Trafalgar Square
DDown 4:	Sale's not open?
DDown 5:	Coffee planters destroyed son's private property
DDown 6:	Fail to pick prize up — fifty in stock
DDown 7:	Really wanting bishop to avoid making spiteful comments
DDown 8:	Looked good impaled
DDown 13:	Stig mostly capable racing around though it's not good for the environment
DDown 16:	Female, one in school, is looking humourless
DDown 17:	Open hosting North American team
DDown 19:	His missus being unfaithful makes him horny
DDown 22:	Kill fellow getting closer outside	DOFOR
DDown 23:	Told Pip to give up