The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 7th December 2022

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 7th December 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Prepare to admit first blunder
AAcross 5:	Nice sea colour, one might say, appearing first in rose?
AAcross 9:	Lord, say, implicated in falsehood
AAcross 10:	Came across Ted welcoming partygoers
AAcross 11:	Daphne's hen party planned with film crew at the end
AAcross 12:	First newspaper of record is back in press
AAcross 14:	Bleat about return of evil after X game
AAcross 18:	Yes, doctor: from here, operating theatre work	THECOMEDYOF
AAcross 21:	The Grauniad may be involved in party politics
AAcross 22:	I'm surprised to be truly engaged, always	WELLINEVER
AAcross 25:	In dance, change one type of shirt for another, more revealing	HALTERTOP
AAcross 26:	'Glo', so to speak?
AAcross 27:	No good reason to accept Tory leader as a politician
AAcross 28:	Steel bands bat out composition like Schubert's 8th symphony?
DDown 1:	A Western invasion of one African country or another
DDown 2:	Sleep in the cosiest apartment
DDown 3:	Something not right with helping to chase grizzly bear
DDown 4:	Gatekeeper won't begin to show the way in
DDown 5:	Wobbling shapely bum? Heartless and an unacceptable thing to say
DDown 6:	Lovers remove clothing and cheat, but not starting to get too excited
DDown 7:	Road race 21
DDown 8:	Introducing dodgy equipment at first to working nurses shows disrespect
DDown 13:	Modern teething result went first
DDown 13:	Modern teething result went first
DDown 15:	Soldier's beer drinking exploit with Elizabeth the first
DDown 16:	Laughing in these, slip, running?
DDown 17:	Led with this rock band flyer
DDown 19:	Get even with travel agency management centres
DDown 20:	See 18
DDown 23:	End of chapel and end of church showing gap
DDown 24:	See 6