The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 24th May 2017

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th May 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	He overvalues his country home, with £1,000 invested in beam
AAcross 5:	Left inside covers of Tchaikovsky score
AAcross 9:	Unlikely duo one's detained by motorway light
AAcross 10:	Wartime leader of the French Resistance on strike
AAcross 12:	Love clip framing part of bird in viewfinder
AAcross 15:	Wits maintaining heading for extinction is Labour's reward
AAcross 17:	Unidentified object's watery and sticky
AAcross 18:	Look to put in order, wanting small gift for wordsmith
AAcross 19:	Moan entrance fee's back
AAcross 20:	Like partners giving affection
AAcross 24:	Awful note about financial obligations
AAcross 25:	New pope not welcoming new adversary
AAcross 26:	Complaint from youth, oppressed by top Tory
AAcross 27:	Supplier of lines in sexed-up report about politician
DDown 1:	James takes drugs, toxic stuff from America
DDown 1:	James takes drugs, toxic stuff from America
DDown 2:	Gents running around in penalty area, where wingers are	NESTINGBOX
DDown 3:	Arab statesman involved in womanising
DDown 4:	Unrivalled heavyweight caught in first moment?	SECONDTONONE
DDown 6:	Toy with Spooner's feminine hair
DDown 7:	Invalid somewhat unwell, unfit to get up
DDown 8:	Greeting kings in royal house
DDown 11:	Dancer admits: "I cried out for tawdry romance"
DDown 13:	Almighty muddle in poem not close to perfect
DDown 14:	Kind person like me, a newspaper employee
DDown 16:	Drunk larks in outskirts of Sunderland, the capital for corruption!
DDown 21:	After starter from grill, have space for curry
DDown 22:	Dash miles round Australia the wrong way
DDown 23:	Classical sextet uncovered folk instrument