The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 7th December 2009

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 7th December 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	It means raising the subject at the palace
AAcross 5:	Look for quiet in a religious order
AAcross 9:	Come again to gather fruit
AAcross 10:	Road in centre of South African frontier
AAcross 12:	Let priest go to cast out unwanted spirit
AAcross 15:	Votes for
AAcross 17:	Not a standing invitation	TAKEASEAT
AAcross 18:	She's very likely to have kids
AAcross 19:	Live in the past
AAcross 20:	Gushes from hot fissures	ISSUESFORTH
AAcross 24:	One with nervous trouble can be really sour
AAcross 25:	Works of poets are broadcast
AAcross 26:	Remove the sediment from port
AAcross 27:	Part-used transport is exchanged for a better vehicle	TRADESUP
DDown 1:	Inga wavering: accepting award or declining?
DDown 2:	Early form of rock music?
DDown 3:	Left before recess — a blunder
DDown 4:	Indiscriminately reads through "Punch", for example
DDown 6:	Secretarial skill is little help
DDown 7:	Ambitions for the finals
DDown 8:	A wrong to right in short order
DDown 11:	Put a foot wrong and his job is to bail you out
DDown 11:	Put a foot wrong and his job is to bail you out
DDown 13:	Takes the car, beetles off and whoops it up
DDown 14:	Cheats and reduces the rent	STITCHESUP
DDown 16:	Activity in which people fall down before opening time
DDown 21:	As good and bad employees may be, with enthusiasm
DDown 22:	Celebrate when double comes up
DDown 23:	Wizened prophet in speech