The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 28th July 2023

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 28th July 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Bird: do as might a happy harrier?
AAcross 5:	Weak drink I kept in mind, when heading off
AAcross 9:	See 20
AAcross 10:	Juicy thing, millions pilfered by billionaire rival of Bezos Jeff?
AAcross 11:	Disagreement when liaisons initially too hard?	LOVERSTIFF
AAcross 12:	Stuff in shortened pain
AAcross 14:	No consolation, promise of luxury at ice hotel?
AAcross 18:	With this, pound feeds a brave soul when toiling?	SLAVELABOUR
AAcross 21:	Fine passage from Messiah and so memorable
AAcross 22:	Johnson crooked, slightly lacking, a whimsical character behind bars?	WILLYWONKA
AAcross 25:	Strategist getting to pin down artist in conversation?
AAcross 26:	Crown: one on a queen, I appreciate that is round
AAcross 27:	In the open, time's cut too,
AAcross 28:	Egg layer had nice waves
DDown 1:	Cunning having stolen goods, not going straight
DDown 2:	Funky, like an LP?
DDown 3:	A British scam involving English teenagers, say
DDown 4:	This chap's in bright cap
DDown 5:	Item of furniture for a penny? Cot broken, inevitably
DDown 6:	See 21
DDown 7:	Chicken cut up with Scottish course
DDown 8:	Explosive power of the consumer voiced?
DDown 13:	Cold inside explosive that's warm for electronic device?	SMARTWATCH
DDown 15:	Disadvantage: storytelling talent, reportedly?
DDown 16:	Lids in part of combustion engine neither opening nor closing — really?	ISTHATSO
DDown 17:	Salt in plain shellfish
DDown 19:	Where patient may be ahead
DDown 20:	Bird in box filled with duck muck
DDown 23:	Empty lemonade can designed as a weapon
DDown 24:	Slim down parliament