The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 21st December 2020

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 21st December 2020. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Landing ground needs helium for large computer
AAcross 5:	Pastry with extremely sweet, coarse caramel base
AAcross 9:	Japanese assassin held in Benin jail
AAcross 10:	Nasty man leaving those left behind to protect dog
AAcross 11:	New brewery tsar dismissing English version of fruity beer
AAcross 12:	Type of water bath
AAcross 14:	Inclined not to marry
AAcross 18:	Run away without paying for excellent piece of cheesy snack
AAcross 21:	Twist lid of tea container
AAcross 22:	Remembers spiritual lessons with short prayers
AAcross 25:	Setter taking risk dancing in sweet garment
AAcross 26:	Drawer behind counter containing wide fabric
AAcross 27:	One who's left work about to go to Scottish island
AAcross 28:	Non-stop part of pretend lesson
DDown 1:	Trusty hen's first over place to hatch eggs
DDown 2:	8 at which siren destroyed ships
DDown 3:	Beginning of popular poem by Welsh conservative writer
DDown 4:	Terrible setting for end of boring requiem
DDown 5:	Replace foreign reps wearing soft leather fabric
DDown 6:	Breeze from the south crossing German capital
DDown 7:	Cop given nuts spitting out large stones
DDown 8:	Allowance got by lecturer before head of technology leaves position
DDown 13:	Turned on cash register containing note with forged date
DDown 15:	See 23
DDown 15:	See 23
DDown 16:	Write to male exposed as love cheat
DDown 17:	Instrument at home in dark red cover
DDown 19:	Writer cries afresh about book
DDown 20:	Devotional songs sung by priest and son getting donations for the needy
DDown 23:	Eager to join TV phone-in broadcast via the bush telegraph	ONTHE
DDown 24:	Addict's escort has no heroin