The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 15th December 2017

There are 15 across clues and 19 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 15th December 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Despise men after act of violence
AAcross 10:	Document principally, Candlestick, Hall, Mrs …held by dad?
AAcross 11:	Led games going after Miss Scarlet?
AAcross 12:	Plod tense — do this in library?
AAcross 13:	See 25
AAcross 15:	Vermin: essentially contains small mammals
AAcross 17:	Hand partners pieces on board
AAcross 18:	Hint: stick in billiard room
AAcross 20:	Hat in work held by peg
AAcross 22:	Peacock shows this? Best to decline
AAcross 25:	Last Cluedo room's empty? No suspect
AAcross 26:	Bowl balls without line and length at crease?
AAcross 27:	Reports of things fired around home
AAcross 30:	Cook, Prof … all on form for the Cluedo board?
AAcross 31:	That's it! Lose board game
DDown 1:	Miss rope that's cut
DDown 2:	Feller was upset after row
DDown 2:	Feller was upset after row
DDown 3:	Stay in favour of suspect in the middle
DDown 4:	Random policemen turning up to house heading to room with a detective
DDown 5:	See 7
DDown 6:	Does it feature lead suspect, maiden and others?
DDown 7:	Is Rev Green bad, having taken a bent spanner?
DDown 8:	Place on board mostly for boss
DDown 13:	Complete shock: winning
DDown 14:	They don't put crosses on papers? Two good grades by markers?
DDown 16:	Woman will fire shots from large gun
DDown 19:	Fit to take in ten clues to be solved
DDown 21:	Pounds to cover lives in retirement? Supported by these?
DDown 23:	Result of competitions having missed lead piping
DDown 24:	Preserve degree in wood frame
DDown 26:	Muscular admirer
DDown 28:	Goes out with European babes regularly
DDown 29:	Scene of murders in retreat