The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 17th August 2022

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

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Conservative Party?	WORKEVENT
AAcross 10:	Old duke, surprisingly, not originally known to sweat
AAcross 11:	Platform Four's last at Old Street — strange
AAcross 12:	One day to embellish speech
AAcross 13:	Some hope at first for English breaking such a law
AAcross 14:	Drink ruined a grocer at sea — he does have loads on his mind
AAcross 16:	Having a scholarly manner (like Trump?)
AAcross 17:	Flipping cheek, about to claim win!
AAcross 19:	Threat of force — Spooner's spray didn't work	MAILEDFIST
AAcross 22:	Brief case in flat
AAcross 24:	Old runner backward about money but a quick learner?
AAcross 25:	Clergy ultimately preach nonsense in diocese?
AAcross 26:	Back in flat, celebrating return
AAcross 27:	Support going up and down
DDown 1:	A hang-up that's worrying son — close to collapse following mother's remark
DDown 2:	Say, the Taoiseach is meeting the Queen in foreign country
DDown 3:	Drunk author emptied the bottle
DDown 4:	Maybe it hurt — move awkwardly
DDown 5:	Turkey stuffing for Peter's pepper
DDown 6:	Problems with boss — hard ones to describe
DDown 7:	Pride march finally banned influential film director
DDown 8:	Clue to dastardly con followed up here?
DDown 15:	Success taking cat (queen, say) up in this?
DDown 17:	Points in support of Bill Gates
DDown 18:	Recommend making an appointment about case shortly
DDown 20:	Inn for travellers — it accommodates horse
DDown 21:	Found close to Merseyside town	FORMBY
DDown 23:	French artist composed a video feature