The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 15th December 2023

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 15th December 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Vlad must cut in – Spooner's call-girl makes proposal to the gullible	IHAVEABRIDGETO
AAcross 8:	Mike's spoken message
AAcross 9:	Not much money in bank lately
AAcross 11:	Always first to get into bar ... which might explain this	BEERGUT
AAcross 12:	See 1	SELLYOU
AAcross 13:	Ultimately confusing toilets without identifying symbols
AAcross 15:	Board and lodging for priest in the Underworld
AAcross 17:	Like daughters, speaks about youth
AAcross 20:	Bird nightly entertains returning primate
AAcross 21:	Fleming returned with Gallico and another author	NAIPAUL
AAcross 23:	Boring, rubbish kind of humour
AAcross 25:	Hello! Are police back probing who sent this?
AAcross 26:	Rita's broken bones
AAcross 27:	Farce! Set right Truss's mismanagement – it's likely to be painful
DDown 1:	Crippling one motorway, I tell the police, is about oil giant
DDown 2:	Correspond with a nameless politician
DDown 3:	Pop Idol segue highly praised
DDown 4:	Told off sleeping judge?
DDown 5:	Sort of ironic about Stimpy's original canine companion
DDown 6:	Cheeky angel representation
DDown 7:	Unlikely end to Tory do, eh – Cleverly shouted at Hunt
DDown 10:	Perhaps why issue's raised in political show
DDown 14:	Having lost tablets, unfortunately, late leaving for jaunt
DDown 16:	Caught taking type of acid – I'm involved bringing about resolution
DDown 18:	Listening intently – debt's twice changed hands	ALLEARS
DDown 19:	Sister about to confuse worker in leather
DDown 22:	Singer and presenter Richard getting naked	ADELE
DDown 24:	Hidden diamonds in country