The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 22nd February 2016

There are 13 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 22nd February 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Party dress container found to be in order
AAcross 10:	Victor loses head going round the bull
AAcross 11:	Dedicated a Sterne novel
AAcross 12:	Deeds brought before a judge
AAcross 13:	Claw used in fight, along with teeth
AAcross 14:	Put in order and gained financially	CLEANEDUP
AAcross 16:	Rules of play?	STAGEDIRECTIONS
AAcross 19:	Old master takes class in new term
AAcross 21:	The best Religious Education received in academic stream
AAcross 22:	It makes people unfit for high positions
AAcross 23:	A lover — married, unfortunately
AAcross 24:	Abuse in common parlance
AAcross 25:	Knock around chap with title
DDown 1:	He announces drivers' tea break
DDown 2:	Handy personal cover?
DDown 3:	Nun wanders around diocese without being observed
DDown 4:	Rabbit's tail trimmed to a point
DDown 5:	Battle that led to union?
DDown 6:	Separate — that's abundantly clear
DDown 7:	Put in charge? Quite the opposite
DDown 8:	Prepares to fight artist about manuscript
DDown 14:	Scrambling on crag's rim — here?
DDown 15:	A stiff examination
DDown 15:	A stiff examination
DDown 17:	The wages of sin — and anger
DDown 18:	Cancel order I've put out
DDown 20:	May help in building a house, or destroying it
DDown 21:	Struggle for doctor getting into his overall
DDown 22:	Pole enters by way of a special permit
DDown 23:	Teenage trouble spots?