The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 13th December 2022

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 13th December 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Daughter is chased by pig that’s let out
AAcross 5:	Here’s a surprise about the French overture from Ravel? It’s not an overture
AAcross 9:	Rung number? Most of class engaged, possibly	SPOKENFOR
AAcross 11:	Feminine reserve about husband’s file
AAcross 12:	Set subsequently including father has to fail	GODOWNTHEPAN
AAcross 15:	Love to have sex, not about to retreat
AAcross 16:	Star culture mostly irregular of form
AAcross 18:	Argument about curtailment of embroidery to finish church feature
AAcross 19:	Scent trace of oranges in country near Australia
AAcross 21:	Dislike about university’s hint to suppress one crime? What’s cooking, seriously?
AAcross 24:	Motivation beginning to recede in downmarket bar
AAcross 25:	Feel something of a blow to experience second sight thus?
AAcross 26:	Discriminating person is engaged in a purchase
AAcross 27:	Wrong to besiege Troy without end
DDown 1:	Ready to cheat mum
DDown 2:	Small quantity in narrow opening
DDown 3:	US state with mines mostly worked out?
DDown 4:	Suggestion to ditch leader unfortunately blocked by eccentric toff with the ability to speak unknown languages	GIFTOFTONGUES
DDown 6:	Little item in proposal not entirely complete, not entirely pure
DDown 7:	More space arranged around old game venue	ESCAPEROOM
DDown 8:	Green picked up correspondence — nothing to replace a study of the sea
DDown 10:	Dismissed old fellow leading second eleven to finish exhausted?	RUNOUTOFSTEAM
DDown 13:	Heartbroken to block dubious trade in pyramids
DDown 14:	One amongst majority to get prominent about source of ugly work with cosmetics?
DDown 17:	They’ll carefully select social media users getting variable for time
DDown 20:	Keen on repeating second half, considering everything
DDown 22:	Passing comment? Nothing had an effect
DDown 23:	German composer I overlooked successfully