The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 14th December 2022

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

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Leading male with dad bod
AAcross 4:	See 1
AAcross 9:	Element of surprise, initially therein a memoir isn't true
AAcross 10:	State two answers when tackling Latin question
AAcross 11:	Old relation in favour of European support
AAcross 12:	Cuts uncertainty in wagers
AAcross 14:	Called in time to get sex? Did escort?
AAcross 15:	Cool morning, rejected air conditioning for fan
AAcross 18:	One next to Carol, not caught messing about in school photo
AAcross 21:	Person raking in money in dock after court briefly disrupted
AAcross 22:	Conservative leading referendum vote that’s split
AAcross 24:	Not following rules? PM Sunak silent or worried?
AAcross 25:	In ecstasy tablet, rat poison extremely reckless
AAcross 26:	Let conservationists put grass outside
DDown 1:	One dropping pound, picked up and pocketed by smoker
DDown 2:	Spectator going up to support opener in the Ashes?
DDown 3:	Catch second name after nurse runs into empty ambulance
DDown 5:	Be left at home with husband, flipping bore
DDown 6:	Labour wants to lose bankers with redistribution for capital
DDown 7:	Increase tax in confused battle, member must go
DDown 8:	Make love with fellow, American idiot
DDown 13:	One doing sport to take off short top
DDown 16:	Score from area? Right to practise shooting here?
DDown 17:	Tweet letter: pleased Tom might do this in retirement
DDown 18:	Couch potato originally to share nuts
DDown 19:	Towards the end, accepting work to feed the kids?
DDown 20:	Called upon second couple to bonk: video shot
DDown 23:	Lie around snorting cocaine in ostentatious display