The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 16th December 2008

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 16th December 2008. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	See 9	PETERSON
AAcross 9:	Man of 10 soon improvised around layers?
AAcross 10:	Irregular notes, given European agreement, sound in the House of Lords?
AAcross 11:	Consider one in essence, man of 10	COUNTBASIE
AAcross 12:	Lady of 10 finds party backing politician's promise before recess
AAcross 14:	Function whose differential may be altering
AAcross 15:	Man of 10, Wally, given coat, say
AAcross 17:	See 12
AAcross 20:	Cosy before this order of battle?
AAcross 22:	State male's attached to rug for house on reservation
AAcross 23:	Fake left behind lorry: if pinched, one heading for auction
AAcross 24:	After broadcast, small screen captured man of 10
AAcross 25:	Be old before one's time
AAcross 26:	Wine right, that is, to chuck
DDown 1:	Hard having up to a stone to lift - but this stone's much heavier!
DDown 2:	Motor manufacturer taking short curve before angled chicane?	BENZ
DDown 3:	Somewhat tipsy (cheeky, mind)
DDown 4:	Slight cut, then hip given hormonal injection
DDown 5:	Strong position taken over wife accessing flexible toy, as Adams' comprehensive solution
DDown 6:	As a ship runs out of cargo, none, I suspect, good
DDown 7:	Russian transport where unpleasant type secreted in craft turned up
DDown 13:	Vocal hindrance styling air roughly?
DDown 16:	What did I do in restaurant? Start
DDown 18:	Expecting a fly to tour small island
DDown 19:	Boring claiming black magic is what it is?
DDown 21:	See 15
DDown 22:	See 24 across
DDown 24:	Material tested for texture