The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 18th December 2012

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 18th December 2012. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Man enters dock, heading off for the country
AAcross 10:	Contemptible person steals one from a woman
AAcross 11:	Trespass in exchange for mould
AAcross 12:	The place to give us capitalisation?
AAcross 13:	"Praise first wife", many reflected
AAcross 14:	Stroke uncle with a ruptured spleen
AAcross 16:	The King's film shows soldiers holding hands, again and again	GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS
AAcross 19:	Music maker is hurt tossing a coin
AAcross 21:	Order back ruler ceding half an Arabian city
AAcross 22:	Thorny fruit cut nurses tights, top to bottom
AAcross 22:	Thorny fruit cut nurses tights, top to bottom
AAcross 23:	Puzzle book — turn cover first
AAcross 24:	Dim headlights when animal crosses
AAcross 25:	Cut short street party building to a climax
DDown 1:	On mine, you'll get this: "A bore has a big one"
DDown 2:	Georgia flicked it at soldiers, being a troublemaker
DDown 3:	Obsessive about Homeric character in book
DDown 4:	Looking up a little, seeking victory
DDown 5:	Dance on pitch before animal drops off parent
DDown 6:	Iris pursues a butterfly seen flying on some beaches
DDown 7:	Calendar guy?
DDown 8:	Great match — second half on top
DDown 14:	Tirades delivered after man snaps
DDown 15:	American state where dollars ’ave circulated since 2001
DDown 17:	Wraps up old woman in smalls
DDown 18:	Groundsman extremely relieved, falling for a woman	ROSAMUND
DDown 20:	Tree south of Reading, for example, is looking more healthy
DDown 21:	Rising before noon, 10s reveal hostility
DDown 22:	Stone put in ground, the odd bits moving
DDown 23:	Learned judge gave millions to gain power, ultimately