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    The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 23rd December 2021

    There are 16 across clues and 19 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 23rd December 2021. View the answers below..
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    Number# Clue Answer
    AAcross 9: Statue, for example, friend of 26 across returned
    AAcross 10: Tours in France, say — plane came with parts around middle switched
    AAcross 11: Some travel guides in his language for philosopher
    AAcross 12: Savoir faire includes the writer being understood
    AAcross 13: Express statements of resistance in French and English
    AAcross 15: Caught bringing in line put out
    AAcross 17: See 5DETRE
    AAcross 18: See 24
    AAcross 20: See 8LAVIE
    AAcross 22: Has turned over pages, one chapter relating to poetess
    AAcross 25: Author understands what 7 had in 1
    AAcross 26: Eg including this artist is superficially damaging
    AAcross 27: Source of information that bears fruit
    AAcross 27: Source of information that bears fruit
    AAcross 30: One of those points of great danger heroic Frenchman's between
    AAcross 31: Dance club we left, returning after band's performance
    DDown 1: Pay attention to theme of this puzzle
    DDown 2: Composer and artist traversing the way from Paris to Marseilles
    DDown 3: Centre half in home game is fab
    DDown 4: Grave statements, perhaps wrong (not right) about it
    DDown 5: Reformulation of René's adroit justification for existenceRAISON
    DDown 6: Blight on the plant? This needs fencing
    DDown 7: Mathematician contributing to group as calculator
    DDown 8: How 7, 11 or 26 across might have announced his resignation?CEST
    DDown 13: Uncovered figures like 14 in hundreds — every second
    DDown 14: Heartless old Tory interrupting man who repairs sculptureTHETHINKER
    DDown 16: Drives without a third and second gear
    DDown 19: Graphic artist who often shows latitude at work?
    DDown 19: Graphic artist who often shows latitude at work?
    DDown 21: Compete over parts in theatre — one gets them in shows
    DDown 23: Kind of speech I had given shortly after power drink
    DDown 24: 5 17 for 11?
    DDown 26: Part of friendship that meant nothing to 7, 11, or 26RIEN
    DDown 28: See 24
    DDown 29: Weapon European repeatedly used, seizing power
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