The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 2nd June 2022

There are 14 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 2nd June 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Country India commended?
AAcross 9:	Booty I see lying back in bath
AAcross 10:	Hounds gone to the dogs — with bare paws?
AAcross 11:	See 2	OFREASON
AAcross 12:	Spare item cut
AAcross 13:	Fifth in Crufts, I'm amazed obedient dog moped, say	TWOWHEELER
AAcross 15:	Put out present in elevated position	UPTHERE
AAcross 16:	African animal, howler gobbling bird with wings pulled off
AAcross 18:	Material popped up: three books with real worth initially condemned	BUBBLEWRAP
AAcross 19:	Ladies and gentlemen relaxed briefly
AAcross 20:	You smooth figure!
AAcross 22:	Hot first of all in equatorial region, opposite then is cold
AAcross 23:	Swear, finding head of pigeon on shelf
AAcross 24:	Holding swallow tail in fist, pluck bird	GREATTIT
DDown 1:	Help out when gold potty lost in bathroom?	DOWNTHEPLUGHOLE
DDown 2:	Where might one find each, so at least possible?	WITHINTHEBOUNDS
DDown 3:	Small flat dish: slip in fruit
DDown 4:	Author taking month to pen a novel that's half-hearted
DDown 5:	Short table for fish
DDown 6:	What one might say about sweet jar that seems sensible to some people	ITTAKESALLSORTS
DDown 7:	Drop a brick on toe: sit up if not broken	PUTONESFOOTINIT
DDown 14:	Musical compositions, those going over some people's heads?
DDown 17:	Genius running oxygen tunnel into nose
DDown 21:	War god somewhat miserable after uprising