The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th May 2022

There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th May 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Sign of very independent move to crush queen
AAcross 10:	Vegetable served up by inn outside Northern Ireland retreat
AAcross 11:	Source of story of Egyptian god scam (true version)
AAcross 12:	Composer about to back away from gun carrier?	HOLST
AAcross 13:	Freely confess: 'Ridiculous bonus over short time'
AAcross 15:	Smith, the singer, has song for a biblical region
AAcross 17:	Lay hands on book of not so great size
AAcross 18:	Though possibly Adam, right? Under no circumstances
AAcross 20:	Departure from idea thrills
AAcross 22:	Laid-back court accepts English as a form of language
AAcross 25:	Mavericks getting female to keep in good shape?
AAcross 26:	Cherished origins of royal and ancient tourist destination	PETRA
AAcross 27:	Two-sided legislation about a rate change
AAcross 30:	Literary heroine, awfully gung-ho on the inside, but lacking good resilience
AAcross 31:	Lyricist's after power charge
DDown 1:	See 18
DDown 2:	Very hot situation: cubicle door finally blown
DDown 3:	See 8
DDown 4:	Far right in Texas involved in notorious trial town with a new representative
DDown 5:	Be protected by a plant, a tufty one
DDown 6:	Scientist from Syracuse building bridges across island and sea
DDown 7:	Daisy, perhaps, works on US TV series
DDown 8:	Broadcast about hospital department deputy initially being put away
DDown 13:	Withdraw tender without any prompting?
DDown 14:	English audacity, with opponents getting laundered cash	SASSENACHS
DDown 16:	When embracing Latin American hero is painful
DDown 19:	If paint is this, it produces discomfort
DDown 21:	One lot of detectives having shower, possibly cause of bad atmosphere
DDown 23:	Hit film comedy, Garfunkel, followed by second half of biblical epic
DDown 24:	Handy device prescribed by the doctor?
DDown 26:	Way to hit hard
DDown 28:	Small shark's peak energy
DDown 29:	Hull element turns up for Peak District town