The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd December 2011

There are 15 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd December 2011. View the answers below..

Also try..
All The Guardian Cryptic Answers All Publications

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Shocking word repeated in error
AAcross 1:	Shocking word repeated in error
AAcross 5:	Painter's last to board plane and he's first to touch up picture
AAcross 9:	Animal lacking tail that's taken home by old star	ALPACINO
AAcross 10:	What's left, say, in fluid clay
AAcross 11:	Scented oil bad in ship, not good
AAcross 13:	Make heavy demands on island transport
AAcross 14:	Fine tool for gardener turning over a plant
AAcross 17:	Shot with silent movie star in slow motion
AAcross 18:	Strong language in set-to at home
AAcross 20:	Persuasive speech of royalist working on a farm?
AAcross 23:	First person taken in by isolated Labour leader — Blair
AAcross 24:	One-time setting for Greek god? Possibly	IDARESAY
AAcross 25:	Having abandoned Saigon, Midwest is very worried
AAcross 26:	Cope with composer in recital
DDown 2:	Just over line in big city
DDown 3:	Britain's first non-resident bird
DDown 4:	God lost heart to goddess
DDown 5:	Rocking chairs before low life?	ABOWLOFCHERRIES
DDown 6:	Let out from fields, having cut grass
DDown 7:	Dexter's prerogative
DDown 8:	Poor actor needs play
DDown 12:	Bad habit causing tension
DDown 15:	Somewhere in London pants go down without ever going up	WOODGREEN
DDown 16:	Penny drops — it concealed hidden dangers
DDown 19:	Capital investment originally in Hardy novel
DDown 21:	Pachelbel's work as a clergyman?
DDown 22:	Black and white lamb starts to cry