The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 7th January 2021

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 7th January 2021. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Race to eat a hot dog in America?
AAcross 4:	See 27
AAcross 9:	Prayer an hour after midnight inspiring music, initially
AAcross 10:	A picture forged: active safety measure
AAcross 11:	Alpine rocks from a mountainous country
AAcross 12:	Reportedly sudden surge of oil getting pan cleaner?	LOOBRUSH
AAcross 13:	Determination and spirit after first of defeats — one's beaten
AAcross 15:	Might it be worth an offence in football?
AAcross 16:	Paramour slightly off-centre?
AAcross 17:	See 16
AAcross 21:	Present US president's a cow
AAcross 22:	Magic of spring, might you say, in table of data?
AAcross 24:	Longest of three years in penthouse, debauched
AAcross 25:	Dope accessing superlatively exceptional region under threat
AAcross 26:	Inadequate place to go in dirty dwelling
AAcross 27:	Joined in action with mystical characters, those perhaps responsible for movement?
DDown 1:	See 18	HUMBERT
DDown 2:	Start off bit before a dance
DDown 3:	A page worked in practical
DDown 5:	Grounds covered by area, so natural
DDown 6:	Awfully famous old picture?
DDown 7:	Upcoming clips about America in union
DDown 8:	Spruce in deep hole removed	WELLTURNEDOUT
DDown 14:	Long way after English, unknown Portuguese greeting French author
DDown 16:	A couple of affirmatives for primates	AYEAYES
DDown 18:	Literary villain, one requesting a lift across northern suspension bridge, heading for trouble	HUMBERT
DDown 19:	Worshipped, whether bound for heaven or hell?
DDown 20:	See 25
DDown 23:	See 15