The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 15th December 2021

There are 15 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 15th December 2021. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Sort of tour with topless models
AAcross 1:	Sort of tour with topless models
AAcross 9:	Scrounger, one claiming to pocket pounds
AAcross 10:	Prison visitor's not a Charlie
AAcross 11:	Receiving a blow isn't a disaster for French islanders	TAHITIANS
AAcross 12:	Sort of sexual transport?
AAcross 13:	Obsessive fiddler died for love
AAcross 14:	Grand veteran one imprisons: she got several tastes of porridge
AAcross 16:	Party almost sounded scornful of the modern state?
AAcross 19:	Lump fish circling loch
AAcross 20:	Nasty accusation given attention by NCO
AAcross 21:	I'm calling up troops to fight and phone round island reserve to start with
AAcross 23:	Planner not so sensible, squashing resistance
AAcross 24:	Arthur's Seat visited by large number
AAcross 25:	Come to bed and behave inappropriately?	TOUCHBOTTOM
DDown 1:	Orchestrate a few changes in such a bulletin
DDown 2:	Block entered back to front
DDown 3:	Fuss about fleet meeting a storm
DDown 4:	Old Charlie in employment allowed to leave
DDown 5:	Arms met awkwardly, cradling large hampers
DDown 6:	Sort of prisoner left us: may travel for safety abroad	POLITICALASYLUM
DDown 7:	Obstinate: hide when given new form mistress	ABITONTHESIDE
DDown 8:	Without thought, home team slotting into right tempo
DDown 15:	Two Labour leaders set to sack head of union for business grouping
DDown 17:	Cabinet selectively calm IRA hotheads
DDown 18:	Opera company puts on 'A Caribbean Rising'	NABUCCO
DDown 22:	Bound in leather, instruction from the top university