The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 27th May 2022

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 27th May 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Value for money, deer hunter's rifle shot?	BANGFOR
AAcross 5:	A dogma, perhaps, surrounding a US state
AAcross 10:	See 28
AAcross 11:	See 12	THEPIGEONS
AAcross 12:	Cause alarm, as I've done with Du Tompes?	PUTTHE
AAcross 13:	See 1	ONESBUCK
AAcross 14:	Finally, adult and a boy both playing part of first set
AAcross 16:	Brief flash in long cloud, measure dropping straight down
AAcross 17:	Drink way off
AAcross 19:	Top president who's become careless?
AAcross 23:	See 12	CATAMONG
AAcross 24:	Phone somewhere in 5
AAcross 26:	My attempt done, mess needs sorting out	GOODNESSME
AAcross 27:	See 16
AAcross 28:	Hard to say what is unable to swim and fly?
AAcross 29:	See 28	FISHNOR
DDown 2:	Source of mighty growth around university, a Spanish city	ACORUÑA
DDown 3:	Sweetheart wearing golden jacket
DDown 4:	Busy working but drinking, say
DDown 6:	Idle hands grabbing old tie, lazily
DDown 7:	Worker on call in remarkably gutless corporation	BEERBELLY
DDown 8:	Note about first of Colts, a shooter
DDown 9:	Elderly student spoiling gigolos rotten
DDown 15:	America and African dictator brought into play after revolution, certainly!
DDown 18:	Flower that's gold held up by kid
DDown 20:	Italian tourist destination in Colosseum ultimately saved by the last John Paul?
DDown 21:	Wheels covering first of rough terrain in US city
DDown 22:	Stick gas in middle
DDown 25:	Expression of postprandial satisfaction for Shakespearean character