The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 14th December 2018

There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 14th December 2018. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Deep desire to pinch back gin cocktail
AAcross 4:	Confesses to trashing stadium after United's lost
AAcross 9:	Very late
AAcross 10:	Standard electricity supplier: a meter's faulty without energy
AAcross 11:	Queen to back bird
AAcross 12:	Record R Steiger play
AAcross 13:	European trade warning holds nothing over English
AAcross 15:	Adult butterfly's sad and cold
AAcross 16:	Meat cut from armadillo? I never!
AAcross 17:	Politician rested in bed with illness
AAcross 21:	Worn by Prince Charles, say, when live!	ONTHEAIR
AAcross 22:	Clerical work drawing over page
AAcross 24:	New moon interrupts quiet — one's left with sleepiness
AAcross 25:	Pointless, seething anger?
AAcross 26:	Jack breaks into cars (common in Norway)
AAcross 27:	Programming language that's good at compression?
DDown 1:	It's child's play to bake epic turnover slice
DDown 2:	Former CEO of Polly Peck's lowest point
DDown 3:	Identity badge of Spooner's gentle horse
DDown 3:	Identity badge of Spooner's gentle horse
DDown 5:	Plan to put side spin on both sides of green
DDown 6:	Actor first to blow up 50 air beds?	IDRISELBA
DDown 7:	Tripping? As I seem to be a cat
DDown 8:	Italian philosopher squanders 10 grand on old boxer …
DDown 14:	… who does this before a fight to attack	WEIGHINTO
DDown 16:	Tall aristocrat has no time for man in the field	LONGOFF
DDown 18:	Wizard's unknown craft
DDown 19:	12 dresses last of women with a good figure
DDown 20:	Rang about rising IT company
DDown 23:	Fish's resting place