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    The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 31st December 2010

    There are 16 across clues and 19 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 31st December 2010. View the answers below..
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    Number# Clue Answer
    AAcross 9: Leading man in 13 across ignoring the odds
    AAcross 10: Who tabled amendment for coup de grâce?
    AAcross 11: Female novelist has it in for Labour leaderGAITSKELL
    AAcross 12: Set for scan and playback?
    AAcross 13: Centre of attraction in pub: policeman providing rumBACARDI
    AAcross 15: Retreat from announcement of great uncertainty
    AAcross 15: Retreat from announcement of great uncertainty
    AAcross 17: Birds start to run in all directions
    AAcross 18: Dopey given short change in America
    AAcross 20: 12 on time for food
    AAcross 22: Topper recollected his talk
    AAcross 25: Regrettable dismissal of American loser
    AAcross 26: Naturally a gift is left for blonde to accept
    AAcross 27: Film director first to include song? Not so!PREMINGER
    AAcross 30: Chap bumped into at first in London suburbsMETROLAND
    AAcross 31: Flower expert needing no introduction
    DDown 1: Report from outlaw on edge of greenwood
    DDown 2: More dice being cast? It's no great shakes!
    DDown 3: Poetry from Black Sea port lacking sex appeal
    DDown 4: JFK formerly unemployed? Crazy!IDLEWILD
    DDown 5: Indian worker raising fruit, quite content
    DDown 6: Mad Hatter's odd, having little time to run
    DDown 7: The city of Orlando's a pleasant part in retrospect
    DDown 8: Win over, for example, taking wickets
    DDown 13: Game birds brought to book
    DDown 14: Plant in Herts reorganised by director
    DDown 14: Plant in Herts reorganised by director
    DDown 16: Timber frames with slight modification
    DDown 19: Yorkshire beauty queen, we hear, pulls the wool over one's eyes
    DDown 21: Up in arms about leaders of Nicaraguan group aided in scandalIRANGATE
    DDown 23: Nothing to support listed building extension
    DDown 24: Tasteless articles about one computer game
    DDown 26: Get hot under the collar following Australian runner — not down under!
    DDown 28: Russian leader in bed, toplessIVAN
    DDown 29: Red inside like gold dust
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