The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 3rd December 2024

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 3rd December 2024. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Sort of low belt round double depth bikini bottom
AAcross 5:	The woman’s quote about dissident
AAcross 9:	Set free, soldier goes inside
AAcross 10:	Describing a thing, possibly a mandolin
AAcross 11:	The main means of taking a break from Tom’s joint?
AAcross 12:	Bank drop reported
AAcross 14:	Antihero, used inventively, is taught to go outside
AAcross 18:	Determination of agent back on detachment
AAcross 21:	Wearing clothes of Young Conservative?
AAcross 22:	See 17 Down
AAcross 25:	House builders would get fired here
AAcross 26:	Part of the film host’s run
AAcross 27:	Never losing heart over test stage of Apollo mission?
AAcross 28:	Retire on getting free drink?
DDown 1:	Smart southern Leith almost takes on the church
DDown 2:	Not quite useless, arthritic disease is a shelter
DDown 2:	Not quite useless, arthritic disease is a shelter
DDown 3:	In hell, pretended to be ill
DDown 4:	Many a sheep strays, wasting energy
DDown 5:	Name of female turning thirteen (adult?)	HENRIETTA
DDown 6:	Party politician dominated by royal’s main circle
DDown 7:	Figure sun on particles causes strain
DDown 8:	State the American tone applied to song and dance
DDown 13:	Unhappy back beat material
DDown 15:	Spy chief frantically clutching end of drainpipe spout
DDown 16:	No character shown when one’s depressed
DDown 17:	Artistic Bill Telling’s making up the numbers
DDown 19:	Pitt: crazy old English creep!
DDown 20:	Composed hashtag: ‘no hospital – horrified’
DDown 23:	Proprietorial type of drug missing date
DDown 24:	Descend slope and start to test for take-off