The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 4th December 2018

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 4th December 2018. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Level playing field
AAcross 4:	Scornful father recoils, breaking joint
AAcross 8:	Have no scruples, but never rise	STICKATNOTHING
AAcross 10:	Gunners knocked over Nutmeg's battered case
AAcross 11:	Sportive fellow, hairy
AAcross 12:	Delighted about content of songs being extended
AAcross 15:	Apparent end of iconic king on stage
AAcross 17:	Where to put fuel for military vehicles
AAcross 18:	Summon up prayer on religious subject
AAcross 19:	Insubstantial lake with silver lining
AAcross 21:	Wife no longer covered bust, I admitted
AAcross 24:	Main base	BOTTOMOFTHESEA
AAcross 25:	Particular contingent of troopers on alert
AAcross 26:	Cantankerous head dismissed, not employed for some time
DDown 1:	Put one's foot down after Gestapo trashed collector's item
DDown 2:	Setting limits on Spooner's borough that's failing?	TYINGDOWN
DDown 3:	No problem with pong surrounding rubbish
DDown 4:	Upcoming duty list observed, one sets off
DDown 5:	Castle where felon's beheaded
DDown 6:	Organisation of parish clerks, last three dropping round
DDown 7:	Archdeacon attending American Beauty
DDown 9:	New trophy ready, supporting hospital's remedial treatment
DDown 13:	Talk, endlessly cliched, is a source of irritation
DDown 14:	Fraudulent cutie fled in disarray
DDown 16:	Cutting of taxes by queen works out
DDown 20:	In rebellious age, sailor came to prominence
DDown 22:	Additional gold-coated article
DDown 23:	Males below average to begin with? So be it