The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 17th December 2015

There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 17th December 2015. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Happen to be with a woman	AMANDA
AAcross 4:	"No more pills!" — birth control campaigner
AAcross 9:	Prepared obstacles to hold back river
AAcross 10:	Relocated abroad and no longer in England	BANGALORED
AAcross 11:	Agree hosting small party for retirement is more likely than not
AAcross 12:	Stand opposite comedian Jack, perhaps
AAcross 13:	Sun's leader incites staff representative
AAcross 15:	Run in (Dave's first) for a bit of bacon
AAcross 16:	Ignore left leaving formerly respected institution?
AAcross 17:	Drunk looked at following poster, hoping to get reaction
AAcross 21:	Finish holiday and leave
AAcross 21:	Finish holiday and leave
AAcross 22:	Top man in command
AAcross 24:	Ring sailor? No time, he complains
AAcross 25:	Cutting relief? Very, very keen
AAcross 26:	Rebuke — it's not acceptable with repressed women
AAcross 27:	Settled on Bashful originally — what about Happy?
DDown 1:	Made sense, being ready to go in leaderless	ADDEDUP
DDown 2:	Pack one's cases right and there's loads of space
DDown 3:	Plot to turn over rough male totty proves to be false
DDown 5:	Mark takes direction in daze
DDown 6:	Start of play in test — making things happen
DDown 7:	Cut joint — a quarter eaten
DDown 8:	Are Fiona and father repeatedly being punished for romance?	ANAFFAIROFTHE
DDown 14:	Broke law digging round new street fixture	KENBARLOW
DDown 16:	Sprout's something to eat, when standing a long time
DDown 18:	Politician's bill abandoned — about time!
DDown 19:	Part of set in use, otherwise theatre's empty	ENSUITE
DDown 20:	Country doctor may in turn take over
DDown 23:	See 8