The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 19th December 2023

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 19th December 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	A big book hotel's kept in reception
AAcross 4:	Plant is better with strange music
AAcross 9:	Anticipate old lover wanting to get kissed audibly
AAcross 10:	Gathers together in a cold island needing sun
AAcross 11:	Be a squatter with determination?	SITINJUDGEMENT
AAcross 13:	The fighting force first needing soldiers to get electronic device
AAcross 14:	Contemptible person lots backed
AAcross 16:	Like old parliament game joined by politician
AAcross 18:	When nicest old girl gets nasty disease
AAcross 21:	Be upset with semi-meltdown – it means someone's gutted
AAcross 23:	English campaign – there's an issue
AAcross 24:	Had to rush around tree plantations
AAcross 25:	Poles, see, at infrequent intervals
AAcross 26:	City's philosopher and songwriter
DDown 1:	Murder victim in noisy situation, first off
DDown 2:	Old soldier's aspiration, inflamed within
DDown 3:	Masculinity of Scot, having his moment
DDown 5:	Choir ceased working in province
DDown 6:	Second religious summary, a lengthy read
DDown 7:	Instrument hit accidentally in research establishment
DDown 8:	Wrongly says country will be involved in failure
DDown 12:	'Fair Earth' will come with intervention of leading protest group	JUSTSTOPOIL
DDown 13:	Dissenter suffering from fatigue
DDown 15:	Cat in agony given drug, a chemical compound
DDown 17:	The writer on ship in a port
DDown 19:	Fish? Sarah's caught any number by river
DDown 20:	Eastern muck – I kept being sick
DDown 22:	Prison housing one murderer