The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 18th December 2003

There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 18th December 2003. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	As a primate gives blessing to one during party
AAcross 10:	Get knotted, scorer!
AAcross 11:	Having spokes injected with carbon is basic
AAcross 12:	Switches between kind of shirt and topless swimwear
AAcross 13:	Reflective lines, say, in city
AAcross 14:	Mini modified genera of seaweed
AAcross 16:	High Street employees after those lifting items?	STOREDETECTIVES
AAcross 19:	Repulsive pants and saintly features restrict sex lives
AAcross 21:	Leading United and excited	ONEUP
AAcross 22:	King Edward exploited having the royal habit
AAcross 23:	One getting into old film star's bodice
AAcross 24:	PM Blair's heart shaped bread
AAcross 25:	Cooler to swing? Nonsense!
DDown 1:	Superman's from Brum: hence Lois's terminal dithering
DDown 2:	Daniel's mate sleeping at Newcastle region game	ABEDNEGO
DDown 3:	Sensitive Tynan's missing relative with that hurt inside
DDown 4:	Miss having new top and bunting
DDown 5:	Lessons to be learnt when Carreras and chums lose 10-0	THETHREERS
DDown 6:	Loudmouth Simpson's without Josh - good
DDown 7:	Develop gun (repeating) right away
DDown 8:	Advantage of puzzle lacking number and name
DDown 14:	McBain enters Leicester High, fed up
DDown 15:	Interested party prone to tangle with Krays
DDown 17:	National schoolboy gobbling seconds
DDown 18:	Estate agents' examinations
DDown 20:	One's no right to go in off them
DDown 21:	Legendary bard, Ms Phillips, goes after map makers	OSSIAN
DDown 22:	Public showing of Blake's final version of "Windows with Duck"
DDown 23:	Plump knight's gone thin