The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 17th August 2023

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 17th August 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Dicey gambler with plan — it is cause of unfair dismissal	BALLTAMPERING
AAcross 10:	Get rid of kind of 4x4 vehicle that's changed hands
AAcross 11:	Posh Conservative hugged by one girl or another	LUCINDA
AAcross 12:	Gets on with fellow, having a short break
AAcross 13:	One tends to stock booze woman drinks, by the way
AAcross 14:	Ant and Dec stripped by police with a stammer?
AAcross 16:	Hear German is engaging English teacher
AAcross 18:	Fussy eater I annoy, cooking without recipe	EGONRONAY
AAcross 19:	Keen on music, occasionally causing boredom
AAcross 20:	A girl in, say, the Bible rejected subordination
AAcross 23:	Plinth close to rock
AAcross 24:	Sausage from Co-op's prime line with end cut off
AAcross 25:	Idiot's fatal flaw blocking success
AAcross 25:	Idiot's fatal flaw blocking success
AAcross 26:	Ungenerous sort, doing this for sport?
DDown 2:	50% initially taken off a little jumper setter wears, a luxury brand	ALFAROMEO
DDown 3:	Rifles, many empty, it's implied?
DDown 4:	Murray and Roddick reported many high points here
DDown 5:	Million is invested in China? Hear it provides fortune
DDown 6:	Case of rosé right between two reds only for connoisseurs
DDown 7:	Hour to wrap capital part of Christmas present
DDown 8:	Cups etc of faience, drained during Anglican worship	COFFEESERVICE
DDown 9:	Scent picked up by you abroad with lots of character — is it this?
DDown 15:	Oath from someone seen in boat race
DDown 16:	Fruit to preserve, with a lot getting mashed up
DDown 17:	Novel producer in cinema working without colour	IANMCEWAN
DDown 21:	Touring West End for theatres, bit of shoe pinched
DDown 22:	A Coen brother's film worker finishing early	ETHAN
DDown 23:	Graceful figure, seemingly not content, left pub