The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 8th December 2005

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 8th December 2005. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Subordinate entertains at home as a way of drawing attention
AAcross 9:	Frightful to conceal duck when going to America
AAcross 10:	Three quarters go after tough firms
AAcross 11:	Blimey, Vicar, we've got a fixer here!
AAcross 12:	Uptight at half score for the Home Counties
AAcross 13:	Transported by the said smell
AAcross 14:	City in which thin man got lost	NOTTINGHAM
AAcross 16:	Tatty tinsel, hard to free from enchantment
AAcross 19:	Murdoch may be a knight on retirement
AAcross 21:	Take a rest from fish
AAcross 22:	Sunday critic's review starts: "One appearing in Pinafore is due for the melting pot"
AAcross 24:	Got up after something to drink for growth
AAcross 25:	Make harmful cutback with old instrument
AAcross 26:	To buzz girl at the river is characteristic of people
DDown 1:	Where to keep one's voice down?	UNDERONESBREATH
DDown 2:	When order is reversed to produce a low hum
DDown 3:	A so-called German teacher comes up with an Italian dish
DDown 4:	Take over from a stylish woman with oomph
DDown 5:	Irish king, sort of titan - pesky thing!
DDown 6:	Recreates hunger when drunk after a good meal?	GREENCHARTREUSE
DDown 7:	Shells expressing disappointment
DDown 8:	Joins up with enthusiasm at first - and respect
DDown 15:	Larva found some distance west on the Golden Mile
DDown 16:	Having a record in tax, becomes second-in-command
DDown 17:	Eh? Ben's a confused old-timer
DDown 18:	Utterances ascribed to Jesus by silver artist, perhaps, without hesitation or afterthought
DDown 20:	Sweden still wobbling at the end of the day
DDown 23:	For starters, people invited loved Agatha's unusual food