The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 2nd December 2005 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 2nd December 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Genial? Funny? Charlie is adorableANGELICAAcross 5: Trouble when Pluto runs into bathDISTURBAAcross 9: Prevail in pronounced bad weatherREIGNAAcross 10: Nationalist's 'eart-rending strictureNARROWINGAAcross 11: Meat dish is an element in windGALANTINEAAcross 12: Great beast's godfather?PANDAAAcross 13: Scanty clothing considered honourable in TogoTHONGAAcross 15: Advanced, engaging retreat with intentEARNESTLYAAcross 18: Student in fight died, executedCOMPLETEDAAcross 19: Discontinue loan without creditSCRUBAAcross 21: International artist and directorCAPRAAAcross 23: Departs a place after people lieMENDACITYAAcross 25: Nathan tucked into foreign food that's smokedPANATELLAAAcross 26: Mastermind put iodine in cerealBRAINAAcross 27: Heavyweight's hurting internally? That's elementaryTACHYONAAcross 28: Mount cleft in downpourTORRENTDDown 1: King stays in land that's safeALRIGHTDDown 2: Restaurant makes king sick in coachGRILLROOMDDown 3: Crease new clothLINENDDown 4: Sober and satisfied when touring IndianaCONTINENTDDown 5: Greek leader in dismal lamentDIRGEDDown 6: Latest news of St HarrySTOP PRESSDDown 7: Marriage in the old workhouseUNIONDDown 8: Clamour to entertain happy vagrantBAG LADYDDown 14: Daring everyone to enter the standGALLANTRYDDown 16: Dan turned awkward when unwantedREDUNDANTDDown 17: Put an end to six-footer's tour of North AmericaTERMINATEDDown 18: Set up match in arenaCOCKPITDDown 20: Stab unknown person in clubBAYONETDDown 22: Fear of one in photographPANICDDown 23: People eating large round fruitMELONDDown 24: Dispersion of bream indicates cautionAMBER