The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 10th December 2021

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 10th December 2021. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Closing plant? Case of farewell, have fun in retirement
AAcross 5:	Wear belt
AAcross 10:	Bath Oliver’s last in box
AAcross 11:	Oliver's compositions? Fine examples
AAcross 12:	Work party
AAcross 13:	Want to arrange meeting time: hour put in
AAcross 14:	Painting with concerning mark inside mount
AAcross 16:	Like to stay in bed and take it easy
AAcross 17:	Tip of tape measure going round collar
AAcross 19:	Carpet to cover floor
AAcross 23:	Figure with cake and tea getting biscuit at the back
AAcross 24:	Secretary regularly takes breaks
AAcross 26:	More unfinished canapés, crackers and cheese
AAcross 27:	Go out with model to get food
AAcross 28:	Over bowled from complex period of play
AAcross 29:	Friend forced to accept retirement, primarily by firm
DDown 2:	Upset friend has left: brilliant mathematician
DDown 3:	Tango close to body
DDown 4:	Country song about American hotel, essentially
DDown 6:	Line to put into program for computer
DDown 7:	Football team with tendency to cross, winning corner at the end	BRENTFORD
DDown 8:	Comes out of European Union, mostly with backing of idiots
DDown 9:	See 25
DDown 15:	Punk band raises excitement at the start	BUZZCOCKS
DDown 18:	Cover of Escort: a celebrity back issue
DDown 20:	Boss with certain way of working to absorb pressure
DDown 21:	Range of understanding after insignificant day: time to stop work
DDown 22:	Bob’s one hard song to perform
DDown 25:	After reshuffle, Nadine Dorries (Con) out, not primarily being dealt with