The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 8th January 2015

There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 8th January 2015. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Added substances clean underwear
AAcross 8:	Bird outside enclosure returned — outside a period of days
AAcross 9:	Actor as famous convert, born-again Christian?
AAcross 10:	Some illumination in difficult situation following escape
AAcross 12:	Porn star in dalliance, sadly without affection	LINDA
AAcross 13:	Spooner's slog, woman for taming being a dull person
AAcross 15:	Capital performance by one half confused
AAcross 16:	Biblical king given greeting with more than just a shofar, seemingly	HIRAM
AAcross 17:	Wild animal's connections being read out
AAcross 18:	Try to be more charming? Not I, if you do this!	TURNITON
AAcross 20:	Separate river drying up before the end
AAcross 21:	Introductory enquiry — who played what sounds like rugby, briefly?	HOWAREYOU
AAcross 22:	Rude wife assumed command going about
AAcross 24:	Squelchy tropical fish ship collected
AAcross 25:	Underwear back to front one king removed for a laugh
DDown 1:	Cheese nasty woman cut for author
DDown 2:	Funny opera (not English) includes light recitative
DDown 3:	Designer's new maternal style — see more than one Conservative wearing it
DDown 4:	Cleaner covering everything in part of palace, maybe
DDown 5:	Rang off, being emotionally disturbed?	HUNGUP
DDown 6:	Terrified female given instruction to slow down
DDown 11:	See 3
DDown 12:	Exotic dance movement with which girl wins Bruno's heart
DDown 14:	Engineers with crazy guy set up electronic device
DDown 16:	Horses apt to bolt, abandoning a warm Leopardstown enclosure?
DDown 17:	See 12 across
DDown 19:	See 9
DDown 20:	One of five children in street seen in a glance
DDown 21:	Someone funny and passionate with extra love
DDown 23:	Watery stuff from two rivers being baled out of rowing boat