The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 17th August 2015

There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 17th August 2015. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Blaming a number before making sure
AAcross 10:	A valediction is something cast in gold
AAcross 11:	Taking another course in sewing
AAcross 12:	A roué not waiting for his cut?
AAcross 12:	A roué not waiting for his cut?
AAcross 13:	It's played when one is out of form
AAcross 14:	Untruthful hedonists booted out
AAcross 16:	Where to obtain counter-intelligence?	INFORMATIONDESK
AAcross 19:	Turn out when a sprinter is replaced
AAcross 21:	Sweets for kids
AAcross 22:	Finance record reveals arrears
AAcross 23:	Mascara make-up used by Latin American entertainers
AAcross 24:	Stop being stuffy
AAcross 25:	Is done in a different way in the Far East
DDown 1:	Alcoholic haze?	SCOTCHMIST
DDown 2:	Rob has to leave work
DDown 2:	Rob has to leave work
DDown 3:	Sunseekers take off for this state
DDown 4:	It may be used to lift a football side
DDown 5:	Crashing gears gives feeling full of hostility
DDown 6:	Face up? It might mean the opposite!
DDown 6:	Face up? It might mean the opposite!
DDown 7:	Colin goes out East to see her	NICOLE
DDown 8:	Expert in Polish
DDown 14:	Means to secure artistic work?
DDown 15:	Straddles and makes a capture at sea in skirmish	TAKESASEAT
DDown 17:	Cracked clues once more, being determined
DDown 18:	Put ban on spirits and remove without alternative
DDown 20:	It is weighed by craftsmen
DDown 21:	Sacking and burning
DDown 22:	Support a play or a player
DDown 23:	Put under pressure to serve up the cheese