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December 16th 2016 The Guardian Cryptic crossword answers

Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 16th 2016) clues of The Guardian Cryptic crossword.

Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 28 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

No one in particular risking being run over? (3,2,3,6)
See 7
Be editor of Independent, admitting wife is no friend of cyclists (4,4)
Small car to tour one's island, or islands (10)
Be hard to swallow, as snack in pub: conviction follows (6,6)
They're the world's biggest: word does get round (8)
Remarkable Edith Evans in the lead gets awarded part that can't be changed (3,3,2,4)
See 15
Russian notes endless desire to take litre in hard liquor (4,4)
See 12
Discredit popular girl I go out with (10)
See 24 down
The situation: what a lot of whoppers our country tells! (3,3,4,4)
See 25
Setter accepts a second opportunity: it opens out (8,6)
See 10
Wicketkeeper quietly dropped for silly mistake (6)
Virtually — gold? (2,4,2)
Fight to keep the NHS so? (4-3-3)
Old-fashioned bum paper (6,3,5)
I want more from officer before coming round (6)
Saviours of the planet like Kermit to have fun (5,5)
Thought: I don't run the paper on whisky! (8)
See 6
Heartily destroy every memory (6)
See 1
Sound of bouncing around tail of the plane (6)
Exploit soundly-built farm girl (8)

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