The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 26th September 2022

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 26th September 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	First suggestion of downfall, perhaps — and Prior goes wild
AAcross 5:	Penned order for silence
AAcross 9:	When retired, ponder being puzzled
AAcross 10:	Popular Star Wars character, unwelcome visitor
AAcross 11:	Singular desire to be smart
AAcross 12:	Billionaire to take charge of northern town	GATESHEAD
AAcross 13:	On fancy paper, shares preliminary work
AAcross 17:	March often features this fast start
AAcross 20:	Short underclothes no good, but staying on
AAcross 22:	Have a feeling that may be common
AAcross 23:	Perhaps Belgian name given to everyone in court
AAcross 24:	Having run of success, one's name honourably entered here?	ONAROLL
AAcross 25:	Cover front of television
AAcross 26:	Add one vote? It's no use to anybody
DDown 1:	Sturdy vehicle covered in rubbish
DDown 2:	I am writer of such verse?
DDown 3:	Set free, director is to attack
DDown 4:	Income source opening as dole is replaced
DDown 6:	Rash places to find honey
DDown 7:	Very enticing cooking, fried too	TODIEFOR
DDown 8:	The setting for Milton's lost poem?
DDown 10:	Like-minded collection of moneylenders?
DDown 14:	Explain why I am still stuck on platform? I must leave
DDown 15:	Poet's idle ways corrected	DAYLEWIS
DDown 16:	Clubs' manager, a dealer in goods
DDown 18:	Not informed of such countless wealth?
DDown 19:	Automatic reaction of so-called dog biting some footballers
DDown 21:	Start to crumble? Not entirely 'zero defects'