The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd December 2016

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd December 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Kids grabbing parent's front or back
AAcross 5:	In September, the dog's tied up
AAcross 9:	Bury Football Club
AAcross 10:	She's abandoned for driving surprise sell in recession, papers assumed
AAcross 11:	Investigator playing every tape first for impact
AAcross 12:	Dated briefly, making move
AAcross 14:	Media editor not oddly involved in his work	OLDMACDONALD
AAcross 18:	Perfect example of sequence isn't complex
AAcross 21:	More than one viewer is heard
AAcross 22:	Associating bum-wiggling ban with one extremely moved
AAcross 25:	My whitewash is embraced by Labour leader losing election in the end	CORBLIMEY
AAcross 26:	Filmed orphan taking relatives inside	ANNIE
AAcross 27:	Gave up (did bear?)
AAcross 28:	They can't bear young European students grouped round church
DDown 1:	Aired jumper on box (notice rest splitting)
DDown 2:	Clothes not in the closet match
DDown 3:	Small runners struggle in last metres
DDown 4:	Con man's side-splitting accents
DDown 5:	With short boat, beauty catches carp
DDown 6:	Noises from 19th group back?
DDown 7:	Husband's theory: road leads to escape
DDown 8:	Drawback of wind does for resort
DDown 13:	Army, perhaps, taking time in bad weather? Definitely!
DDown 15:	Set dimmer switches labelled incorrectly
DDown 16:	Wet starts to summers quite upsetting — everyone loves comparatively hot years
DDown 17:	Want 3 down by hotel that's seen in forest
DDown 19:	British couple carrying on about superhuman
DDown 20:	Grease monkeys in suits
DDown 23:	Name of chap going up the A1?
DDown 24:	50 like peas in clump