The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th December 2021

There are 16 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th December 2021. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Going on record, account penned by non-drinkers is woolly stuff
AAcross 5:	Allocating roles to defend line protecting the king
AAcross 9:	With musical backing, orator shows clipped style
AAcross 10:	Friends given the most common component of breeze block
AAcross 11:	President dismissing Republican to get refreshment
AAcross 12:	Cryptically, it is a busy commercial area
AAcross 13:	Asian sultanate, British-administered, that is to the west
AAcross 14:	Person who gets paid cash advance
AAcross 16:	Drink a six-pack? Then I will get drunk!
AAcross 19:	Case of regressive fascist is for shrink
AAcross 21:	Remarkable bottom shown by male pants squeezing tight till it hurts	ALLTIMELOW
AAcross 23:	Dated girl obliged to get picked up
AAcross 24:	A pungent flavouring out of large fungus
AAcross 25:	Welsh town's parliamentarian returning penniless
AAcross 26:	Check report of sport glasses
AAcross 27:	Taking down and out to get £1,000
DDown 2:	European with present trouble grasping English divine command	LETTHEREBELIGHT
DDown 3:	Instance of flogging for all to see in hostilities
DDown 4:	Radical classical sextet ignored by a record collector
DDown 5:	What shows middle is plump, having trim clothing?	CROPTOP
DDown 6:	Job, say, pertains to ice houses
DDown 7:	It's a battle getting piano into small shed
DDown 8:	Getting on well and clearly brave about it	NOSPRINGCHICKEN
DDown 15:	A group rowing in a newsroom broadcast
DDown 17:	Acting head of institute plugs buzzword?
DDown 18:	Block out tabs containing content of YouTube
DDown 20:	Biden, for one, raising flag, getting black mark
DDown 22:	No leaving construction sets in sacred site