The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th December 2017

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th December 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Try harder to draw nose broken by punches before winning	PULLONESSOCKSUP
AAcross 9:	Most smutty erotica's sadly loveless
AAcross 10:	Article by monk, one deduced
AAcross 11:	Encountered some turbulent air
AAcross 12:	Paper round gets Puck into Telegraph? That's significant
AAcross 13:	Wave excessively, shortly before getting it on with a fresher
AAcross 15:	Book, the last written in a long time
AAcross 18:	Model to order online in great volume
AAcross 20:	Pilot, one who ran over time getting to airport	GEORGEBEST
AAcross 23:	He sees Trump bad for women as a group	THESUPREMES
AAcross 25:	Bring to an end, removing the head!
AAcross 26:	A 19's baby's toys
AAcross 27:	Line gut with ale, missing last bits of speech
AAcross 28:	Farm animals changed direction, with rain starting to hit area just south of London
DDown 1:	Group filming soldier coming down hill
DDown 2:	Found cold tea horrible
DDown 3:	Female, first of two ladies in extra large clothing
DDown 4:	Finish your meal with some Costa espressos
DDown 5:	Actor's way-out and eccentric, so great when holding party
DDown 6:	"My soldiers, my companions" (The Queen)
DDown 7:	"Who is Zoë Ball?" starts reverberating where she works
DDown 7:	"Who is Zoë Ball?" starts reverberating where she works
DDown 8:	Like 3, 13 and 17, in first of poems by Frost
DDown 14:	Male who's on the up as a speculator
DDown 16:	Air traffic controller that's first leaving 20?
DDown 17:	Springer? He might add some spice
DDown 19:	An excellent conductor of energy in a storm, perhaps
DDown 21:	Former prime minister's missing a head of uniformed force out
DDown 22:	Boot the filth found by chance, we hear
DDown 23:	Covers fish up
DDown 24:	Short version of the greatest piece for former boy band member