The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 31st December 2009

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 31st December 2009. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	19 × 19 = animal
AAcross 5:	11 ÷ 11 = open
AAcross 9:	24 + 21 = open
AAcross 10:	2 - 23 = close
AAcross 12:	Be a good cook, cutting pastry	BAKEWELLTART
AAcross 15:	Uncompromising sellers, ten crooked
AAcross 17:	European losing head where beer served
AAcross 19:	Send up that which holds down
AAcross 20:	9 ballet dancing, domestic material
AAcross 22:	Vice president, forgetting depression with her wobbling bust, enters into this?
AAcross 26:	Statesman, one investing in house via mortgage, having lost capital
AAcross 27:	Church compound headed by bachelor
AAcross 28:	Expressed disappointment at team's announcement
AAcross 29:	Host appears 4
DDown 1:	Blunder, if this worn in summer?
DDown 2:	Neighbouring garden finally given attention
DDown 3:	10 drawn …
DDown 4:	… and the same half seen on edge
DDown 6:	English composer finding another "Unfinished" antiquated
DDown 7:	First to acknowledge I'm interrupting people's films
DDown 8:	In getting shifted around hospital, becoming 4
DDown 11:	What might hold, or float on, water?
DDown 13:	A king in shocking situation, doffing crown to appear friendly
DDown 14:	Mountain climbing and sailing not hard, so unconvincing performance
DDown 16:	Audibly, songs producing big noise …
DDown 18:	… whose supporter once finds refuge in champ	BLAIRITE
DDown 21:	One entering business lecture
DDown 23:	Getting close to Jesus affected the Devil
DDown 24:	Given some revilement, I regret getting fag out
DDown 25:	Succeeded in speech, though 4