The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 22nd December 2013

There are 12 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 22nd December 2013. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Have a big success or stroke of fortune
AAcross 8:	Pleasantly sharp or appetising
AAcross 9:	Impulses
AAcross 10:	Give a broad smile
AAcross 11:	Large brightly-coloured handkerchief or neckerchief (variant spelling)
AAcross 13:	Fervent, even militant, proponent of something
AAcross 14:	William ------, English 19th century poet and socialist
AAcross 17:	Butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull
AAcross 19:	Content of cognition
AAcross 21:	Turn back to zero
AAcross 22:	Sucker (Bot)
AAcross 24:	Be aloof so as to heighten the interest of an admirer	PLAYHARDTOGET
DDown 1:	1950s dance event
DDown 2:	Equal it! (anag)
DDown 3:	Humorous or malicious deception
DDown 4:	Goods thrown overboard
DDown 5:	Very large pot for boiling
DDown 6:	One who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion, but not a Jew
DDown 7:	Body of water separating Australia and New Zealand
DDown 10:	Troubled coastal region bordering Israel and Egypt
DDown 12:	Of the highest quality
DDown 12:	Of the highest quality
DDown 15:	Danger sign
DDown 16:	Reflect
DDown 18:	Book of prophecies
DDown 20:	Sprint? Yes he does!
DDown 23:	Dram