The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 14th December 2012

There are 16 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 14th December 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Very cold parrot starting a course of action
AAcross 5:	Prehistoric flint head of the Spanish distant conflict	ELFARROW
AAcross 9:	Use ropes flexibly on the surface, raised in relief
AAcross 10:	How did little devil behave? With shock!
AAcross 11:	Sheriff yodelling is a bit dubious
AAcross 12:	So a hug upset outstanding girl? 15 needed!	ENOUGHSAID
AAcross 13:	Regenerates us? Does getting pickled?
AAcross 14:	Charlie gets back around mid-morning, overdue — turning a dull grey colour
AAcross 16:	Stone me! Belonged to you a long time ago, in a way
AAcross 19:	Fetching a number of Romans by order to see
AAcross 20:	Home counties copper, god of the house, is beginning to move to a worldly way of thinking
AAcross 22:	Quits flat
AAcross 23:	Crooked cashier withdrawing a lot of material possessions
AAcross 24:	Overcome journey, say, from the kitchen garden?
AAcross 25:	Distress with endless problems one day before
AAcross 26:	Cast, say, from Windsor chair?
DDown 2:	Nothing against a bit of work — to keep busy I left women for an overbooked gathering	OVERFLOWMEETING
DDown 3:	Sarcastic talk brings club to untimely end
DDown 4:	In the past dry, yet sea rough …
DDown 5:	… soon, for example, about half London may be engulfed
DDown 6:	Chuck, for starters, fish left in neighbour's garage
DDown 7:	Quick answer in practice is incentive to get up
DDown 8:	Almost never related to astronomy!	ONCEINABLUEMOON
DDown 15:	On about messieurs (in French) getting into bed — my lips are sealed	NOCOMMENT
DDown 17:	Harder time getting old? How repugnant for the Queen
DDown 18:	Protective cover, enough for a very little tot
DDown 21:	A key that leads to a hitch?
DDown 22:	English bishop takes gold? Whoops!