The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 14th July 2023

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 14th July 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Defer turning up? Swell
AAcross 1:	Defer turning up? Swell
AAcross 4:	I’m backing competitions engaging student prodigies
AAcross 9:	Finished tucking into drink, bowl turned upside-down?
AAcross 10:	Game soldier from abroad occupying areas, offering defence
AAcross 11:	Equivalent figure in work to advance food additive
AAcross 13:	Government’s in better nick, providing digital coverage?
AAcross 14:	Really? That’s half gone? It’s not true
AAcross 16:	Shy about beginning to participate in reproduction
AAcross 18:	I start to raise it in allotment, producing annoyance
AAcross 21:	Description of theatre and music person creating star, possibly
AAcross 23:	Financial journalists and their boss recalled in unpleasantly sticky surroundings
AAcross 24:	Meat served in American flight mostly spoken about
AAcross 25:	I utter a couple of names when pushing back Hindu beggar
AAcross 26:	A second firm linked to motor-racing debacle
DDown 1:	Large bra served up in purple
DDown 2:	Pinches trophy after taking up bowling like this
DDown 3:	Almost half of Alcatraz united, enthralled by French bird man?
DDown 5:	One held in jail around city — rough situation?
DDown 6:	Disagree, dismissing first total
DDown 7:	Clearly article from Libération's fluently presented without opening line
DDown 8:	Marine animal hunting curtailed after receiving text for you
DDown 12:	Dicks in orgasm possibly retaining utility
DDown 13:	Female expert gets ready to leave external applications	FACEPACKS
DDown 15:	I charge a French body of water to raise this seafood
DDown 17:	Joke about artist concealing sex — probably not a favourite of mine!
DDown 19:	Seemingly unhappy career amongst those who got elected	INTEARS
DDown 20:	Month in which daughter never turned up for start of week
DDown 22:	Motor fuel going up, requiring investment of money