The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th January 2022

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th January 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	High point after New Year's Day for one cleaning up
AAcross 5:	Nothing on course to relieve irritation
AAcross 9:	Nurses undressed in Broadway show	ANNIE
AAcross 10:	Poetry covering page in old books was extravagant
AAcross 11:	Third person by eighth vehicle? It may be fruitful
AAcross 13:	Resistance with some current inclination
AAcross 14:	Peru and Iran unfortunately in run-down state
AAcross 17:	Firm is no merchant holding dubious label
AAcross 18:	Scottish island hiding unknown girl	ISLA
AAcross 21:	May Eden, say, tend to be found between 11 and 13?	PRIMEMINISTERS
AAcross 23:	Possession of unopened tranquillisers and joint
AAcross 24:	Something on the menu is finished article
AAcross 25:	A lot of rudeness shocked consumer, finally
AAcross 26:	Retired model is a source of revelations
DDown 1:	Woman changing gender in France in short trousers
DDown 2:	Description of rank cod and onion men prepared, tucked into by girl
DDown 3:	One with faith is tense on a job
DDown 4:	Character in Sophocles married sexually open-minded figures
DDown 5:	Formally induct government that's promising
DDown 6:	Dump large grass skirts, getting made over
DDown 7:	Work set in France and Spain, then US and Israel's so awful	THESUNALSORISES
DDown 8:	Leave time to get star into successful promo	HITTHEROAD
DDown 12:	Good stuff! Work by Polish player from long ago
DDown 15:	In a jittery state, go as fire's spread
DDown 16:	Monkey sports with one female between two rivers
DDown 19:	Spot one like Rees-Mogg occupying grandiose residence
DDown 20:	Return of Pétain and Quisling, say, wanting power increase
DDown 22:	Piano tune for possible performers of duet