The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 3rd January 2024

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 3rd January 2024. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Powerful cut behind ending in catch, grrrr!
AAcross 6:	Escape punishment and pass out
AAcross 9:	Lump in throat before game, teenage passion?
AAcross 10:	Eleven witches taste starter in cockroach, shame decapitated
AAcross 11:	Range with a figure in pounds
AAcross 13:	See 21
AAcross 15:	Vessel's tiny mouth?
AAcross 17:	Trimming on parasol in whiter than white colour
AAcross 18:	Lose sense, briefly, as troll
AAcross 19:	'These islands are Danish', kings proclaimed
AAcross 21:	Piece of camembert: ought it, typically, to be hard cheese?
AAcross 22:	Ben-Hur, not surprisingly, a character loved by many women	BUNTHORNE
AAcross 25:	Sandwich with a good filling for virtuoso
AAcross 26:	Diamonds held in mobile units – one of those with crown jewels on display?
AAcross 28:	Hard to swallow, 's dubious as a homophone?
AAcross 29:	English poet briefly embracing American characteristic of thrillers
DDown 2:	Back pain over half way down
DDown 3:	Amber, say, to commit further offence?
DDown 4:	Sounds and visuals I edit, almost all mum rubbished
DDown 5:	See 9 Across
DDown 6:	Tory failing over banks	GOVE
DDown 7:	Card before queen ultimately is for ace player?
DDown 8:	I persist, for determination in the end works
DDown 12:	Stupid moralistic performance without lecture?	PIGIGNORANT
DDown 14:	First of germs caught in hanky you and I lifted, gripping item	SUGARTONGS
DDown 16:	Little one played near older relative in the pits?
DDown 20:	Bloomers dropped, pulled up to cover bare bum
DDown 23:	Senior has boiled rice regularly
DDown 24:	See 10 Across
DDown 27:	Relative: 'M' for it in audible accent?