The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 9th December 2019

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 9th December 2019. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	German order for cab
AAcross 5:	Hate to sack someone from the English cricket team?
AAcross 8:	Sleeping bag for curling up?
AAcross 9:	Rural infection almost a severe pain
AAcross 11:	Why climb Everest? Ice sheet's a brute to struggle with	BECAUSEITSTHERE
AAcross 12:	Radar image showing temporary deviation
AAcross 13:	Their thing turned out to be justified	INTHERIGHT
AAcross 17:	Unusually, mob ran off — mate followed
AAcross 18:	Some item: man and woman
AAcross 20:	Retain barrister, but refuse to speak	KEEPONESCOUNSEL
AAcross 23:	Try to sell time travel
AAcross 24:	A couple in our navy are obsolete
AAcross 25:	Remain a while, having nothing nasty to deal with
AAcross 26:	One unsuited as a colonist
DDown 2:	An inability to kick?
DDown 3:	Having injected a drug, grew fast	SHOTUP
DDown 4:	Young adult going short for a very long time
DDown 5:	Amount owed: one less makes no difference
DDown 6:	Picking up pet I become reticent
DDown 7:	Crack very visible in bottom of shoe
DDown 8:	First-day cover?	BABYBLANKET
DDown 10:	Dejected as ridge collapsed
DDown 14:	Fail to complete coronation ceremony, needing old piece of silver
DDown 15:	Lame displays of light entertainment	GAMESHOWS
DDown 16:	Importance of sex in monastery
DDown 19:	Raided by the police and broken
DDown 21:	How teeth are said to appear to explode
DDown 22:	This on top of face is embarrassing? Offer encouragement!