The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 17th July 2023

There are 14 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 17th July 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Playing option every football club would like?	FASTFORWARD
AAcross 9:	Seasonal cake you will make a note of, they say
AAcross 10:	One marsupial in love with another
AAcross 11:	Makes inaudible doctor admit wrong to us	DROWNSOUT
AAcross 12:	In a bag, a male lizard
AAcross 13:	Upfront, never accept the offered alliance
AAcross 14:	Poor at painting, I strain badly and twitch
AAcross 16:	Courage to overcome shattering grief
AAcross 19:	A hairstyle for each month
AAcross 20:	Cub needs aid to put on weight
AAcross 21:	A Mexico neighbour, a month back, shot at meal
AAcross 23:	Men return to earth over Florida city
AAcross 24:	Supposing Oscar to be languishing
AAcross 25:	Unnerves nearly defenceless slithery creature
DDown 1:	Your passenger is very left-wing
DDown 2:	Distinguished gathering at the hairdresser's?
DDown 3:	Bellowing voice: hard to see where it is coming from?
DDown 4:	But it's not the only bird that settles for the night
DDown 5:	A sentimental lover, name withheld, is spicy
DDown 6:	Third cousin perhaps aloof corresponding	DISTANTRELATIVE
DDown 7:	Such reactionary opinions of noted oldie: why change?	DYEDINTHEWOOL
DDown 8:	Nasty publicity to get you to have your cervix checked?	SMEARCAMPAIGN
DDown 15:	Hurry up and squash that bug
DDown 17:	Tease lecturer about silly old soft toy
DDown 18:	Don't know what to say? It's no way to make a sale
DDown 22:	Girl from Morecambe area?