Christmas Cryptic 2023

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Across
  1. 2. Nothing to discover after policemen abandon hopscotch for a drink
  2. 3. P is leading life drawing on clifftop for a bird
  3. 6. Religious figure is like Juliet. She sounds a bit horse-like in the end!
  4. 7. With entrance of TikTok celebrity, Richard, Mass is disturbed. One of them might be in the next post!
  5. 12. Merriment is moving. Hug alert!
  6. 14. Browsing the markets causes Soph and P to become addled with gin
  7. 15. Greek god to perform in Sophia's show!
  8. 16. Monarch is beheaded after flavouring added to recipe for underwear
Down
  1. 1. Film requires nothing from badminton, as it happens
  2. 4. Animal leash sounds expensive
  3. 5. Strike three for country
  4. 8. Christmas custom ends with Iona endlessly confused at dirt
  5. 9. One is locked tight and crazy for edibles
  6. 10. King is somewhere between hero and Dylan
  7. 11. Vegetable decay is following vehicle
  8. 13. Sixth revelation