The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 11th August 2017

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th August 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Female faking sex now, organ not to be trusted?	FOXNEWS
AAcross 5:	Chops primarily one's splitting, as tool
AAcross 9:	Broadly similar, gold cups
AAcross 10:	Stubborn stain needs to be shifted
AAcross 11:	Completely fashionable, sewn?	INEVERYWAY
AAcross 12:	Top guy, Ali departs African capital having shut up Foreman, finally
AAcross 14:	Liberal Democrats initially anger PM, a sin taking more than one seat?	MANSPREADING
AAcross 18:	Hard or firm, call commercial breaks shrewd business
AAcross 21:	Trick unionists' alliance, ultimately
AAcross 22:	Moss perhaps old, presume going to seed?
AAcross 25:	Gold medal alongside pens for prolific writer
AAcross 26:	See 7
AAcross 26:	See 7
AAcross 27:	Always pound squeezed by foreign currency for a short period
AAcross 28:	Book store
DDown 1:	Lift prince by the ears?
DDown 2:	Relations with 12 looking up for old 12	XERXES
DDown 3:	Previous individual assessed, found not guilty
DDown 4:	Originally starring George Osborne, say, one employed to change film script
DDown 5:	Round middle of tree, apple was also highly featured
DDown 6:	Lake near river, oddly drained
DDown 7:	World leader — negotiating with Trump and I invalid	VLADIMIR
DDown 8:	Funny parts author, scratching head, gets to attach again
DDown 13:	Sorcerer's inspired upon newly embracing Mahler's first great work
DDown 15:	In season, blossoming?
DDown 16:	Dogged attitude defining leaders in broadcast
DDown 17:	Nose picking beginning to obsess cheeky character
DDown 19:	See 4
DDown 20:	Look good with weapon
DDown 23:	The heavens opening in earnest, the rainstorm's beginning
DDown 24:	Order to be civil, it having restricted youth?	ASBO