The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 11th December 2008

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 11th December 2008. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Given backing, heavyweight behind strong bid
AAcross 5:	Cuisine's blue period?
AAcross 9:	See 11
AAcross 10:	City unwilling to wear crimson, offered an alternative?
AAcross 11:	Try to occupy throne, one's habitude, perhaps, as one of 26's	ANOTHERONE
AAcross 12:	Slugs eaten by William Morris
AAcross 14:	Make an arrangement to speak about right case
AAcross 18:	Frank, awfully stern admittedly, provoked hostile reaction here
AAcross 18:	Frank, awfully stern admittedly, provoked hostile reaction here
AAcross 21:	The man from UNCLE?
AAcross 22:	A drug man - Grant that's what he was
AAcross 25:	Tear-jerker, having captured The King, missing knight's move? This was 26's	ONEVISION
AAcross 26:	She-man?
AAcross 27:	I'm surprised beam retrieved, given length
AAcross 28:	See 11	THEDUST
DDown 1:	African gets the gist with Scotsman
DDown 2:	Painful marking this military occasion
DDown 3:	Natural heat's origin in one's cloud formation
DDown 4:	Energy preserved by fish cutter
DDown 5:	Assemble again for party (very English) hosted by Frenchman
DDown 6:	Birdman?
DDown 7:	Had bishop any more moves? This one from 26
DDown 8:	Little rods finding little swimmers
DDown 13:	A day before mission, saint given highest promotion, so regal
DDown 15:	Island taking moment to pocket penny, which dealer pays	COSTPRICE
DDown 16:	See 7
DDown 17:	Approach sketch of organ?
DDown 19:	Old Frenchman's almost finished consuming meal - cake
DDown 20:	Young bird hears seal
DDown 23:	Rule which may rise and fall
DDown 24:	Fix a European capital