The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th August 2021

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th August 2021. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	They shared troughs, perhaps	DRAUGHTHORSES
AAcross 10:	Army personnel will feed them
AAcross 11:	Correctly positioned on motorway when lorry at the front pulled out — ridiculous!
AAcross 12:	Lets out cry: 'Don't move a muscle!'
AAcross 13:	Accepting work, easily filled a basket
AAcross 14:	A challenge keeping close to Jennifer and Dawn
AAcross 16:	Round back of house, see mostly older type of plant
AAcross 18:	Crosses town to get suit, changing direction once
AAcross 20:	Seat about six inside trailer
AAcross 21:	Naughty boy — story about Tom maybe giving finger
AAcross 23:	Lowry's first painting lacking substance? What about Turner?
AAcross 24:	Henry has two islands and part of another
AAcross 25:	What will Jack do? That bloke's going to cause trouble!
AAcross 26:	Historical victim of prejudice, right? Lady suffered terribly
DDown 2:	Shabby Italian rider's content to go up bridle path	ROTTENROW
DDown 3:	Range of paintings defaced
DDown 4:	Attentive husband occasionally found out — slippery character to catch!
DDown 5:	Entertaining woman in stockings — time to get extremely suspicious
DDown 6:	Sun's nice and relaxing — but could this presage a change?
DDown 7:	Not a reason to give up — an inspiration
DDown 8:	When running helps at a fight	HALFPASTEIGHT
DDown 9:	Train fare?	MEALSONWHEELS
DDown 15:	One confirming truth about Scotland's number one poet
DDown 17:	Auctioneer carelessly spilling sweetheart's drink
DDown 19:	Showing signs of damage in chicken run
DDown 20:	Totally clean? Not you, no way, Mr Johnson
DDown 22:	Small bottle, as originally described by Collins?
DDown 23:	Wind-up? Why to be wary