The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 1st December 2005 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 1st December 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Slow starter and touchy, I'm easily knocked downSKITTLEAAcross 5: Prevent broadcasting of advertisement for cakeJAMPUFFAAcross 10: See 7INITAAcross 11: Staurolite annoyed Oliver and SharonCROSSSTONEAAcross 12: Rely on another for money and cakeSPONGEAAcross 13: Setter's included in joke about tree reversing handicapGAMMYLEGAAcross 14: Not another pawnbroker nearly put to death?UNCHANGEDAAcross 16: Computer operator not a man?MOUSEAAcross 17: It's nearer the sun - that's some evenings from the EastVENUSAAcross 19: The Life of Wallace and Gromit?ANIMATIONAAcross 23: Go up with no thought for the consequences - German measelsROSERASHAAcross 24: Place to see and hear girlLOCATEAAcross 26: Sharpshooter's line in headgear at old cityTIRAILLEURAAcross 27: See 28 and 22LOVEAAcross 28: Conspiring to avoid chilblains?HANDINGAAcross 29: Message about refined parent's bloomerFAUX PASDDown 2: Essential person to front 1KINGPINDDown 3: Great man gets money without acknowledgmentTITANDDown 4: In church it's part of the collection, a bird (probably an eagle)LECTERNDDown 6: Both of us fools? Take it as readASSUMEDDown 7: What I do with a sock will be a 29PUTMYFOOTDDown 8: Identifies as criminal: 11 part 1 them when...FINGERSDDown 9: ... insincerely making it difficult to talkTONGUE-IN-CHEEKDDown 15: Providing us with home help with a knee problem?HOUSEMAIDDDown 18: About time symphony was produced as 17's workEROTICADDown 20: Complaint of girl about US cityMALARIADDown 21: Girl ruined by endless vacationOCTAVIADDown 22: Join the ranks, darling!FALL INDDown 25: Clay formed on top of unknown flower partCALYX