The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 26th December 2016

There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 26th December 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Short of time, Rita tried a broken shed light
AAcross 10:	1 retiring, say, getting very old
AAcross 11:	Play English actor
AAcross 12:	European brewing cider over spirit
AAcross 13:	Bill really doesn't like Aeneas's companion
AAcross 14:	Spooner's timid father finds food store	PIESHOP
AAcross 17:	Duke finished port
AAcross 19:	1 perhaps Rambo misses mother
AAcross 20:	A quiet, posh prime minister backing increase in intensity …	AMPUP
AAcross 21:	… then wildly runs by a large entrance
AAcross 22:	REM comeback follows band's finale with strange musician
AAcross 24:	1 fictional TV and radio presenter? Aha!
AAcross 26:	Jollies undress from top to bottom
AAcross 28:	Wooden old actor takes final curtain …
AAcross 29:	… with artist hugging endless comedy stars
DDown 1:	1 under par that's ignored girlfriend …
DDown 2:	… following her rejection, to embrace nice odd European
DDown 3:	With victory secured, Hector returned a hero
DDown 4:	Wine regularly drunk by young men and women
DDown 5:	Novel writer encapsulates dreadful pirate sacking island
DDown 6:	Turkish commander has a good laugh
DDown 7:	Ground in supreme authority
DDown 8:	Fruit are squished when put under pressure
DDown 13:	Dad dancing — extremely liable to confuse!
DDown 15:	Leaving Earth on holiday? Take in Uranus at the beginning
DDown 16:	1p + 1p? Er …
DDown 18:	Disciples are against books by stars
DDown 19:	Exhausted, like "la" or "te"?	HALFDEAD
DDown 22:	Inside, doctors are cooking quails
DDown 23:	Might she wear tights having no runs?
DDown 24:	Party to develop a "Third Way"
DDown 25:	22 across's endless call
DDown 27:	1 small and pale