The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 9th December 2022

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th December 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Outside broadcast for scale
AAcross 9:	In retrospect, young man's fine cutting corners
AAcross 10:	Bar room finally has cordon bleu cooking
AAcross 11:	A binman, on working with a womble, describes small mythical creature
AAcross 12:	On the counter, say with peppers filling dish
AAcross 14:	Queen's duty-bound to practice
AAcross 15:	See 11
AAcross 17:	4 down, 1 to go — lay waste
AAcross 20:	Expert politician, Kennedy could be motivated
AAcross 22:	Oil producer's assets essentially unchanged
AAcross 23:	Weirdly, I censor intern after dismissing the news desk
AAcross 24:	Ages in Westgate-on-Sea
AAcross 25:	Pass leads to simple poacher's goal
AAcross 26:	First to move on from Cream?
DDown 1:	Drifters not mountain climbing around North Korea's capital
DDown 2:	King wearing obscure jumper
DDown 3:	Copy key to open bolt
DDown 4:	Singer's first disc rising to second place — official!
DDown 5:	Perhaps Rupert Pupkin's on the air, somehow
DDown 6:	90% discount on opening of neighbourhood business — approach succeeded — they make some noise	VOCALCORDS
DDown 7:	Songs of praise revealed second thoughts over charity
DDown 13:	Investing own money in bad film is common
DDown 16:	Uncover fatty bits with topless, risqué pose
DDown 18:	Military Intelligence inside give command
DDown 19:	Guide for audience to put on face mask
DDown 21:	Weather is interrupting break
DDown 22:	Bundles that man and a female on board ship
DDown 24:	All wanting a ring to copy