The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 15th December 2015

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 15th December 2015. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	A malfunctioning cinema, lacking colour
AAcross 5:	It's played in secret — by legend and son, that is
AAcross 9:	Stupid mistake with overhead return
AAcross 10:	Sculpture that might precipitate a scandal?	CLOUDGATE
AAcross 11:	Shh … it's after midnight!
AAcross 12:	Young cook
AAcross 14:	John brought back coppers, after initially collecting two pounds for wine
AAcross 18:	Happening at different times, soca dances with horny topless nuns
AAcross 21:	Back on set
AAcross 22:	He'd possibly committed theft?	HALFINCHED
AAcross 25:	Very neat, old man texting you first of links to current public opinion
AAcross 26:	Set of CBE, MBE, DBE
AAcross 27:	Gets to stream segments
AAcross 28:	Herbal infusions of tea in samovars emptied out
DDown 1:	Religious leader with no need for a highwayman's horse
DDown 2:	Obsessive about character in Greek book
DDown 3:	Tramp entertaining British king in Tube station	MARBLEARCH
DDown 4:	Tree over two acacia hedges
DDown 5:	Visual story of LA porn, of all sorts
DDown 6:	Probability of large bust in outsize clothing
DDown 7:	Small diner with long-standing sign of building work
DDown 8:	Always three feet short? Yes, as usual
DDown 13:	Son of Scottish porter with hard rock group of the ’70s	MCGUINNESS
DDown 15:	Normal prices for stocks when re-ordering Super Lava	PARVALUES
DDown 16:	German inhabiting house, a legacy from the past
DDown 17:	Problem with reading about sex daily
DDown 19:	Greek embargo after Tsipras's first meeting with ambassador?
DDown 20:	Supplier of footwear bill 1 down sent back	ADIDAS
DDown 23:	See 13
DDown 24:	Function at hotel bar or club?