The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 16th December 2020

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th December 2020. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Complain about this Latin hairstyle
AAcross 8:	First of clues missed out? Puck's hard to find
AAcross 9:	Given in to green-eyed monster?
AAcross 10:	One who revels in Irish republic's model meets king and queen
AAcross 12:	The French hope a poet becomes world champion
AAcross 13:	See 12
AAcross 15:	Broadcaster got a snob raving about E-number	SKYE
AAcross 16:	See 3
AAcross 17:	See 15
AAcross 18:	Mother backed by her brothers in America
AAcross 20:	Old-fashioned, like unfermented grape juice?
AAcross 21:	Pasta originally celebrated in a form of verse
AAcross 22:	Soft drink for a footballer
AAcross 24:	Sandwich with a brown filling? That's very obvious
AAcross 25:	Steps taken before beginning to bake a small cake
DDown 1:	See 15
DDown 2:	Flower briefly seen in borders of rockery	RIVERWYE
DDown 3:	Wear shirt unbuttoned? Journalist material
DDown 4:	Sick notes daughter produces at inopportune moment
DDown 5:	Lead-free substance akin to vapour trail, leaving one sort of plane
DDown 6:	See 21
DDown 11:	Mongoose I see hotel has on menu, surprisingly
DDown 12:	Compare bushy beards and crusty spots, say
DDown 14:	Organ stops essentially modulate
DDown 16:	Seasick in Hertfordshire town? That's stunningly shocking!
DDown 17:	African primate, one of two very young ones destined to be president?
DDown 17:	African primate, one of two very young ones destined to be president?
DDown 19:	Flipping firm behind's covered seat
DDown 20:	Make a mess of Puck's anagram, putting the twelfth letter first
DDown 21:	Consider money needed for parking in Jersey
DDown 23:	One promoting free movement Tory leader's demoted twice