The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 16th August 2022

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 16th August 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	It's wrong — it's wrong to be seized by force
AAcross 5:	Dog's on master's lead for a fixed period	SETTERM
AAcross 9:	Going to try to get girl back
AAcross 10:	In manner and in essence, it's lust
AAcross 11:	Miscalculation, as one can put back clerical position
AAcross 12:	Soprano needs backing of beatbox (when given space)
AAcross 14:	Make hanging smoother? That was bad for international relations
AAcross 18:	Own up to being beaten by cranky meat diet fad	ADMITDEFEAT
AAcross 21:	Plonker gets winter sports gear back to front? No, other way round
AAcross 22:	Possibly yielding to a sincere rancher
AAcross 25:	Tip: solution to this clue is 'warning device'
AAcross 26:	Sailor beset by bad luck without a cent acquires capital
AAcross 27:	A little port tipped into wine, is less capacity than you might like	PINTPOT
AAcross 28:	Bell family, say, turned against Romeo
DDown 1:	Minute gee-gee? That is a cat!
DDown 2:	Bananas used with an indulgent treat
DDown 3:	Disorderly types randomly crash trains — not right
DDown 4:	Feature of the French Revolution, being decapitated? Wrong
DDown 5:	Dynasty Ride — is that one from Schubert?	SONGCYCLE
DDown 6:	Journey is a dopey thing to do
DDown 7:	Former representative and city Republican confiscates Ecstasy specimen
DDown 8:	Note on career that doesn't read right
DDown 13:	Seabird's bow and nervous response upset other birds
DDown 15:	Failure to notice a number of balls put on view
DDown 16:	Pots (as we might put it) are something useful in baseball
DDown 17:	It excludes nothing, a spacecraft's task?
DDown 19:	Here you can drop off surveillance device, sucker!
DDown 19:	Here you can drop off surveillance device, sucker!
DDown 20:	Primate's boob
DDown 23:	Silly action of political party, welcoming back international terrorist leaders
DDown 24:	Young slender person? Drink up!