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The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 1st January 2013

There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 1st January 2013. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 9: Propeller of boat, liner good at sea
AAcross 10: 5 backed by multinational group for so long
AAcross 11: Adorable royal I spotted in dramatic location
AAcross 12: Rebuilt entrance ahead of year that's special anniversary
AAcross 13: Name of female Australian film star (6, say), missing last two partsBLANCHE
AAcross 14: The very model of it, found in English fruit
AAcross 17: Dealer, one with unhappy lot, half-hearted?
AAcross 19: Today's theme, initially — source of amusement
AAcross 20: Looks for some people in the other place
AAcross 21: Protest something you can't stand for
AAcross 22: Destroyers at sea changing sides in course of exercises
AAcross 24: Emperor and unruly kid at homeTHEMIKADO
AAcross 26: Ordeal that's terminable, oddly enough
AAcross 28: Hot drink found in eg Yorkshire/Lancashire area
AAcross 29: Less serious works of kind poet rates poorly
DDown 1: In America, doing these crosswords, ultimately grows old
DDown 2: Foreign girl's name from strange languageANGELA
DDown 3: End of rally in game with Irish county, say
DDown 4: Canned music, note — result of fitting punishment for cheat?
DDown 5: Royal person in front of crowd, surrounded by journalists
DDown 6: Informally, reformed character and king dined togetherKATE
DDown 7: Protective garment used by chap in a forest
DDown 8: In hearing, why are you rising after judge and accused's 20?
DDown 13: American money for one of the county set
DDown 15: Results of fouling? Umpire is mad about it
DDown 16: Winds up ditching Conservative as leader for moderates
DDown 18: Game one plays that's said to be virtuous
DDown 19: What's odd on flag and on old banner
DDown 22: Suitable publicity covering most of 18, for example
DDown 23: Hit disastrously with freak try — a score and a half
DDown 24: It's needed by diplomat, actually
DDown 25: Composer deleting first half ruler described as terribleIVAN
DDown 27: Desire or inclination — that of 28, we hear, was little
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