The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 16th December 2013

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 16th December 2013. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	I should note friend with a perfect manner
AAcross 5:	Gets messing about in boats
AAcross 10:	Bird able to speak, surprising many
AAcross 11:	Studies hijacking plot
AAcross 12:	An opinion to contradict loudly
AAcross 13:	No longer minded being drawn out?
AAcross 14:	A hole in one, perhaps, for mariner's dependant
AAcross 16:	Stop up for the end of play
AAcross 17:	In short, a form of school punishment
AAcross 19:	It's not acceptable to make money on a game
AAcross 23:	Taken for granted
AAcross 24:	Such a cleaning brush will be barely used
AAcross 26:	Their members were bound to work under strict supervision	CHAINGANGS
AAcross 27:	Pedestrian walkway?
AAcross 28:	Alarming decay in toxic substance
AAcross 29:	Door of opportunity?
DDown 2:	Healthy accommodation for a prisoner charged with battery
DDown 3:	Hand-operated computers
DDown 4:	Devil of a match!
DDown 6:	Rarely taken walk
DDown 7:	It's released when one is agitated and in real trouble
DDown 8:	The heart of the matter is that uncle is out to get us
DDown 9:	Getting compassionate
DDown 15:	End of the act?
DDown 18:	Openly took advantage of the sunshine?	MADEHAY
DDown 20:	Inadequate man produces a lower output at work
DDown 21:	Eggs turn into cheers
DDown 22:	Put on weight, looked older
DDown 25:	Musical journal?