The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 4th December 2015

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 4th December 2015. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	"Being in sport is exciting" (Shearer and co)
AAcross 9:	"Being in sport is exciting" (Shearer and co)
AAcross 10:	Spirits (rum, gin): finishes off Bacardi and coke
AAcross 11:	Baby alone on a teat's content
AAcross 12:	Arrange good-looking person, ignoring hot model
AAcross 13:	Sporting people provided nothing to entertain	FIFA
AAcross 14:	One with leaves in teapot is stirring
AAcross 15:	Setback as English, with less colour, return to grab sun
AAcross 17:	Stake to run out, money invested as capital
AAcross 19:	Cut Beeb: air a TV broadcast
AAcross 22:	Fight in bar
AAcross 23:	Perfect year turning bad: papers (Conservative press)
AAcross 24:	Soldiers come of age, miss women, then get back together
AAcross 26:	BA knocked out from "Crazy fools"
AAcross 27:	Whiskers around animal, hard biting its prey
DDown 1:	Changes tons, as Tim Farron gets involved
DDown 2:	Helping with inside story on baseless rich
DDown 3:	Stop wife getting kiss off cheat
DDown 4:	Horrible German to be sorry? A little
DDown 5:	Trick shot pottable?
DDown 6:	Finish urge — that woman will
DDown 7:	Make fast? On the contrary (one local runner)
DDown 8:	Screwing pig — Cameron hater is one making film
DDown 16:	Don't look as often outstanding
DDown 17:	Die in a film that's released
DDown 18:	See 20
DDown 20:	Labour hope Corbyn, a red, is excellent
DDown 21:	Screw with it and climax
DDown 25:	Name backing European exit