The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 16th October 2023

There are 16 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 16th October 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Drool over Irish whiskey?
AAcross 5:	Enraged criminal intercepted by motorway officer
AAcross 9:	Privy council against church welcoming ladies, possibly
AAcross 10:	England captain formerly on reduced grub
AAcross 11:	Sounds like bad-tempered greengrocer's cross
AAcross 12:	Categorise Harry Potter's eye
AAcross 13:	It's sickening to quote one contrarily
AAcross 14:	Dealer's staff on special drinks
AAcross 16:	Not brought up to tease unmarried nursemaid
AAcross 19:	Blocks, last couple of five digits
AAcross 21:	Censor depressed writer
AAcross 23:	Oddie's first swan not ringed?
AAcross 24:	A setter's retired to tackle good puzzle
AAcross 25:	Clearly bowled, as is fitting
AAcross 26:	Artist may use this daily fuel
AAcross 27:	Voracious guzzler originally quite thin
DDown 2:	Piers in medieval story's told to start without a meal
DDown 3:	Acknowledgement of item reviewed in Radio Times at first
DDown 4:	Conducts gender-fluid performances
DDown 5:	Blokes, gushing types so they say
DDown 6:	King's boring flair for language
DDown 7:	Rodents a soldier's catching abroad
DDown 8:	Exotic Parsee lady smiles briefly and I'm speechless!	MYLIPSARESEALED
DDown 15:	Directing evening out
DDown 17:	One scoring equaliser in state, restricting England
DDown 18:	Sound unit last month initially avoided calumny
DDown 20:	Maestro cheekily clasping foot
DDown 22:	Plenty of time to muse