The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th December 2007

There are 16 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th December 2007. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Is a greasy pole so puzzling?	HARDTOGRASP
AAcross 9:	Avoid order to squeeze through first of tunnels
AAcross 10:	With private on song, go to bed
AAcross 11:	Dropping speed?
AAcross 11:	Dropping speed?
AAcross 12:	Animal welfare's ending for John on a tractor
AAcross 13:	Make out isthmus
AAcross 14:	Hounds essentially like fluffy bunnies, perhaps, heading for slaughterhouse
AAcross 16:	Visual aids may be ageless? Yes
AAcross 19:	Great female performer keen to make a comeback
AAcross 20:	Fish for pussy
AAcross 21:	Put off holding punishment back, though done again
AAcross 23:	Thug, admitting nothing right, shows concern
AAcross 23:	Thug, admitting nothing right, shows concern
AAcross 24:	Leader of Athenians in pain, an old Greek
AAcross 25:	Test cholera out in filthy hole
DDown 1:	So become unhinged?	HAVEASCREWLOOSE
DDown 2:	Make a decision about a working class type with bad credit
DDown 3:	Young horse last in race given support initially
DDown 4:	Vessels for kitchens
DDown 5:	See 2	AVERDICT
DDown 6:	Legitimate - yet this idiotic newspaper suggesting there's no legal ownership?	PROPERTYISTHEFT
DDown 7:	Fish stuffed with ultimate in confection - stupid use for sweet food
DDown 8:	Sense inferior position
DDown 15:	Prepare to leave opening for each lover of theatre
DDown 17:	Last time
DDown 18:	I heard, party image formed here
DDown 22:	A woman's remains