The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 13th October 2023

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 13th October 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	One saved by 11 giving medals?	DAMSELIN
AAcross 5:	Name of worker on Gibraltar originally missing
AAcross 9:	See 1
AAcross 10:	Cold drink's rubbish – initially dismayed expression
AAcross 12:	Lane around Kent introduces rule for slow mover
AAcross 13:	Lusty Alan touched butt	AUNTSALLY
AAcross 14:	Misses following competitors at Gateshead - these should help
AAcross 18:	Form again on playing-field – old school head's gone missing
AAcross 21:	One's close enough, right? I start to become nervous
AAcross 23:	Cleaner in university getting in before rector
AAcross 24:	Is resting with Slim, naked - they may be in bed
AAcross 25:	Being on the drink might cause it?
AAcross 26:	Stop religious type going round bend
AAcross 27:	Left Washington institute without loyalist
DDown 1:	Daughters benefit getting outside for walk in the park
DDown 2:	Film featuring Bates Motel originally is creepy (not introduction)
DDown 3:	Material upsetting - issue about one coming out
DDown 4:	Fitting in with virile lover, having a time to visit
DDown 6:	Embarrassed to show hanging
DDown 7:	Protest with roughly fifty in total
DDown 8:	He writes about state (it is in German)
DDown 11:	Champion: 'Good to crack original thinker's crosswords'
DDown 15:	Obsessive about this odd school on the other side of the world
DDown 16:	Argued with Republican that's bent
DDown 17:	Desperately wants to protect suffering hero
DDown 19:	Occupied region – wrong one
DDown 20:	Say, Liam Fox and party colleague raised problem in the House
DDown 22:	Horrible blokes but women like going out with them