The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 23rd December 2009

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 23rd December 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Beastly schoolmate misbehaved, caught out
AAcross 10:	View missing page one: it'll make you weep
AAcross 11:	Extra spinner with bounce essentially in turn
AAcross 12:	A girl's ugly husband's rather big
AAcross 13:	Pound’s variable during long period
AAcross 14:	Dog collars cat in interminable mad hothouse production
AAcross 16:	Peacekeepers for the most part ceding current base
AAcross 17:	Irish poet Russell considered effervescent
AAcross 19:	Rings about going to meet the King's No. 1	ALLSHOOKUP
AAcross 22:	She ends programme with a somersault
AAcross 24:	Struggles to make Betsy beefy, for instance
AAcross 25:	I'm with my Roman counterpart, tucking into extremely dubious appetisers	DIMSUMS
AAcross 26:	Bad news for Wimbledon players?
AAcross 27:	Point to kid eating one in each dish
DDown 1:	Charity appeal that follows increase in seasonal fare	PLEASEPUTAPENNY
DDown 2:	Herb Simpson tumbled in grass
DDown 3:	What my dog may do when I go out
DDown 4:	Local legwear that is scrubbed for Terry
DDown 5:	Top-level luminary keeps hide for writing
DDown 6:	It may be put in restaurant's pot pourri mixed with rose tip to mask pong
DDown 7:	Glass-maker with degree builds Roman church
DDown 8:	See 1	INTHEOLDMANSHAT
DDown 15:	Is he in the middle of nowhere at odds with creation?
DDown 17:	Water-carrier died in a never-ending line at court
DDown 18:	Seafood dishes or rump steak cooked with no rump
DDown 20:	Irish novelist's devotee in Romanian capital	LEFANU
DDown 21:	When man quits monastery abroad he's tight-lipped
DDown 23:	Old blend in Italy 2009