The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 12th December 2022

There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 12th December 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Artists first impressed by youngsters
AAcross 5:	Dishevelled engineers put back more grating
AAcross 9:	Brief top
AAcross 10:	A grim tortuous character performance
AAcross 11:	Prayer leads to our redemption, I gather
AAcross 12:	Spades cut in dull card game
AAcross 13:	Physician left after a woman's protracted delivery
AAcross 15:	Music for dancing bears spanning prohibition era
AAcross 18:	Mum stops a sailor boarding container vessel
AAcross 19:	Study setter's material
AAcross 21:	Sailor in action regularly dropped off here?
AAcross 23:	Hip fractured recently in pursuit
AAcross 25:	WWII fighter to make unauthorised flight, returning seaman
AAcross 26:	Sauce recipes, tomato included
AAcross 27:	Below par wage?
AAcross 28:	Degenerate Republican's falling asleep
DDown 1:	English medic turned up with hat on, first landing here?
DDown 2:	Outstanding lakes in Britain polluted
DDown 3:	School's top people finally cracking Nutmeg's riddle
DDown 4:	Those with orders to carry out on battlefield?
DDown 5:	Renowned athlete bearing name initially misprinted in schedule
DDown 6:	Bare northern parts a Breton loved
DDown 7:	Little Boy's younger and nastier cousin admitting personal problem to hospital doctor
DDown 8:	Touring East, passes on hand-rolled ciggies
DDown 14:	Tart flavouring a little bit sweet
DDown 16:	See 5
DDown 17:	Not the best variety of bean to eat?	RUNNERSUP
DDown 18:	Scoundrel blocking intelligence agency's bugs
DDown 20:	Seasonal post with strings attached?
DDown 22:	Modern language degree, so it appears
DDown 23:	See 4
DDown 24:	Outrage as a Guardian setter's reported