Cryptic December 23, 2023 Answers

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Cryptic Crossword No. 11,607 by Tyrus posted on Saturday, December 23, 2023

Across Clues

• Sees Vietnam’s leader inside being charming
• 16 half-naked at the Spanish college
• Film stars maybe caught escaping – they will be charged
• See 28 Down
• In rebutting the police make big strides
• See 26
• The necessary ins and outs?
• Book brought back from team meeting
• Exhausted soldier’s first to get locked up
• Jazz playing here on radio, thanks to you
• Most glowing reports initially – studied busily
• Former revolutionary’s twin getting backside tweaked
• Half of children in revolting party
• He ultimately avoided military service – ‘Tool!’ Democrat maintained
• Countenance as hero? Not that man stopping below in extremis
• Before Sabbath former head of state visits school grounds
• At first criticise series that is about old archbishop

Down Clues

• I do turns with Oscar from different compound
• Important having special lockers
• “Carbuncles!” Prince finally agreed – “they’re monstrous, not good”
• A united country
• Doctor sees I’m being sick
• Plain looking back – old coats outside crawling
• Decent swapping parts for someone else
• Sex pest touring with a musical show
• Conservative and Labour deeply divided
• One act upset another not saying much
• Such missiles’ appearance provoked a riot
• Running in front, sneak a look round
• Caddie misled about a certain kind of literature
• American’s through at village near Bristol
• Sub-person suffering with ‘unwanted’ growths?