The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 18th December 2014

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 18th December 2014. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Drop round eatery that's not starting to produce Middle Eastern food
AAcross 5:	A man short, stuffed by other team	CHELSEA
AAcross 9:	See 19
AAcross 10:	Burden of success for Tiger Woods?
AAcross 11:	"Hey, the pesto I eat!" Twiggy envious o'er fantastic endorsement for Italian cookery, attributed to 19 9
AAcross 12:	Largest organ broke, farthest tip coming off
AAcross 14:	Car left secured by straps, which cover the windows	ROLLERBLINDS
AAcross 18:	See 11	YOUSEEIOWETO
AAcross 21:	Unhinged fasteners
AAcross 22:	Walking about, army on manoeuvres touring Leatherhead
AAcross 25:	See 11
AAcross 26:	Content of sandwich, ordinary divine fluid
AAcross 27:	Thus accepting demise, French leaders leaving party
AAcross 27:	Thus accepting demise, French leaders leaving party
AAcross 28:	Scrooge sending back smoke and drink
DDown 1:	See 7
DDown 2:	Sponsor finally invested in drink, being more generous
DDown 3:	Notes copied by rich figure confined to fringes of memory	FUNNYMONEY
DDown 4:	Lead sulphide at last found in smack
DDown 5:	Wife after nice crab salad they serve up	CABINCREW
DDown 6:	Food shortage at sea's contained
DDown 7:	Present a woman's leg, perhaps?
DDown 8:	Switched on, star is lighter?
DDown 13:	Accidental French dramatist not entirely good — you can bet on it!	FLATRACING
DDown 15:	Coming up, cat and connection with leopard primarily, providing theme
DDown 16:	Issue partly cleared up in man's unconscious state
DDown 17:	Poem — quit leaving it on a coach
DDown 19:	Italian player being capricious, sooner bottle-fed?	SOPHIA
DDown 20:	Hardy, Balfour and Isherwood — all extremely cross
DDown 23:	Brought up without the social graces, I maintained harmony
DDown 24:	Something afoot, say? Get away!