The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 4th January 2019

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 4th January 2019. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Numbers etc in head, American writer
AAcross 4:	State whether it's high and rocky
AAcross 9:	Certainly not right under, a survivor?
AAcross 10:	One's played blooming hard, pirate claims
AAcross 11:	Test match, I say!
AAcross 12:	Barrier long gone, go and dive
AAcross 13:	Spend during holidays?
AAcross 15:	See 16
AAcross 16:	Wet plant drooping originally, floater almost gobbled by equine
AAcross 17:	Drunk is too big to catch learner, student of life
AAcross 21:	Renouncing faith, a job say to convert?
AAcross 22:	Trash unduly beating event
AAcross 24:	Actual gore spilt, one putting things in order
AAcross 25:	See 9
AAcross 26:	Key with a tenant, runner collects
AAcross 27:	See 11
DDown 1:	Fast predator, shark reportedly?
DDown 2:	Angelic kids, stroke one
DDown 3:	Improve the consistency of a type of paint
DDown 5:	Last of water in a pump, say — drying off perhaps?
DDown 6:	Shy hosts outing young man
DDown 7:	Mosquito bites disgusting, if you ask me
DDown 8:	A quid? There!	PUTTHATINYOUR
DDown 14:	Gastropod comes down on spike	LANDSNAIL
DDown 16:	See 8	PIPEAND
DDown 18:	After all, not entirely like a branch?
DDown 19:	See 8	SMOKEIT
DDown 20:	Plan in the morning to get up, then fish
DDown 23:	Strap gripped by teeth, on gums