The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 22nd December 2017

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 22nd December 2017. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	View otherwise suppressed by state
AAcross 9:	Retreat a pretence to cover first of raids
AAcross 10:	Picture effort
AAcross 11:	One not disheartened — falling, as preparing for competition	INTRAINING
AAcross 12:	Shearer after this cheat
AAcross 14:	Boxing heavyweight knocked over, admitting faint	NOBLEART
AAcross 15:	Lick cat after skin of terrier
AAcross 17:	Craftsman leaning one way, cap off
AAcross 20:	Vegetable, relative having caught cold, cut one
AAcross 22:	Quick to hide illegal reproduction primarily — it's a crime
AAcross 23:	Waste all on spare power source
AAcross 24:	See 2
AAcross 25:	Scorer, new scorer	WEBERN
AAcross 26:	Scorer, an outstanding English scorer	MESSIAEN
DDown 1:	Scorer with elevated position, free man
DDown 2:	Smart outfit once beastly lot beginning to take action
DDown 3:	Scorer punched by king — that's funny and tragic
DDown 4:	French division needing a scorer	CANTONA
DDown 5:	Food counter with dressing table?
DDown 6:	Jersey etc worn by scorer, I'm not sure light
DDown 7:	Risk tackling northern scorer
DDown 13:	Shaved Paul indecent, kinky it's said
DDown 16:	Power retained by scorer with good work on the board?
DDown 18:	Leading scorer gets more than one record
DDown 19:	Star beaming flares up	BIGNAME
DDown 21:	Scorer in reality gutted, 0-1	ROONEY
DDown 22:	European finesse
DDown 24:	22 down's leans skyward