The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th December 2005 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th December 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Mischievous lifestyle in flasher's garb?MALEFICAAcross 5: Overstate politician's makeoverREVAMPAAcross 9: Booze left by roundaboutCAROUSELAAcross 10: None too bright on the other side of the tracksPASTELAAcross 12: The voice of many bridge partners receiving strange insight into card game thusSPOKESPERSONAAcross 15: Froth that's mighty intractableHEADSTRONGAAcross 17: Repeat the usual nonsensePARAAcross 19: See 17ROTAAcross 20: Fried meals prepared in support of the unionFEDERALISMAAcross 22: Make off without damaging soccer team's leader's scientific apparatusELECTROSCOPEAAcross 26: Notice pig's admitted into vesselABOARDAAcross 27: Voice of islander swallowing a drugBARITONEAAcross 28: Hideaway in which to piddle about in sinkDEEPENAAcross 29: Total absorption of bird's boneSTERNUMDDown 1: Spice clubMACEDDown 2: 17 19 upheld by TyroleanLORYDDown 3: Dowdy toper similatively pinching bottomFRUMPISHDDown 4: Sound of inlet - or of disused hinge?CREAKDDown 6: Protective coat for former lover returning to SpainENAMELDDown 7: Pittance is wasted combating infectionANTISEPTICDDown 8: Man often televised travelling by camel, more than half 24, sayPALINDROMEDDown 11: Time permitted for transferring note in dubious causeUSANCEDDown 13: Vegetable providing security for German to run up credit facilityCHARGE CARDDDown 14: Fought over ancient racketBATTLEDOREDDown 16: Animal smell concealing that of humanREEBOKDDown 18: Plant a representative in the countySAMPHIREDDown 21: Wooden strip holds king fastSTARVEDDown 23: Exchange of hands in vulgar sort of warCLASSDDown 24: Half this time?NOONDDown 25: At which to find director of Ethel MermanHELM