The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 23rd February 2023

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 23rd February 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Retiring from transport company surprisingly flush
AAcross 5:	Skilful concealing old British firm's shortfall
AAcross 9:	Conspicuous volume of doubly fine drugs swallowed by company board with caution
AAcross 10:	Not entirely cool at hip club in India
AAcross 11:	Puritan and saint drinking wine — they may be in bed
AAcross 12:	Setter dons apron for cooking, keeping dry
AAcross 14:	Statesperson, one given bagel and pasty
AAcross 15:	4x4 car, not Rover or Sierra
AAcross 16:	Being crude, oil's kept here without saving the planet?
AAcross 18:	Stall worker given zero extra cash
AAcross 21:	Game's involving two bridge players getting tricks
AAcross 22:	Film version of Hamlet with antic Dane trapping foreign king	THELMAANDLOUISE
AAcross 23:	What tennis player does after a let shows modesty
AAcross 24:	Philosopher astride horse or kind of lamb
DDown 1:	Bend sinister at the bottom in shield
DDown 2:	Peter amended tiny part of Bible giving reason to stick together	SAFETYINNUMBERS
DDown 3:	Charges current politician over void lease for land ownership
DDown 4:	Smashed bulb may be so	LITUP
DDown 5:	Grilled cheese scoffed after case of Drambuie
DDown 6:	Official admitting hesitation over having more autonomy
DDown 7:	Succeeded cracking puzzles needing brains and hard fight	CROSSSWORDSWITH
DDown 8:	In front of uncovered king, captures rooks	TAKESIN
DDown 13:	Start travelling to Nigeria
DDown 14:	Trendy blackguard has debts with no interest
DDown 15:	Spinner, which is unaffected by spinning?
DDown 17:	Inappropriately, give hands to married ladies when dancing
DDown 19:	Female leaving old seafood
DDown 20:	Finish eg trifle, extremely nice after turnover