The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 28th December 2005 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 28th December 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Call notes of an uncertain natureDUBIOUSAAcross 5: Where pitchers can be found for a poundBULLPENAAcross 9: Big brother?ABBOTAAcross 10: Drunk at a secret saloon, perhapsESTATE CARAAcross 11: Merriment disturbs quiet river, causing a shamblesSLAUGHTERHOUSEAAcross 13: I fled countryIRANAAcross 14: Isle formerly cut off in a harsh waySEVERELYAAcross 17: Go after river tradeINDUSTRYAAcross 18: Murphy's stand-in has a soft drinkSODAAAcross 21: Surely search in combination with skillUNQUESTIONABLYAAcross 23: Unavoidably obliged to tip home counties' dustmenNEEDSMUSTAAcross 24: Dirt, say, swirling round edgeGRIMEAAcross 25: Suitable starting point to hide a monarch?OAK TREEAAcross 26: Feature lively little bunchNOSEGAYDDown 1: Measure up for nestDRAYDDown 2: Rehash American boy's harmony to conceal a beastly noiseBUBBLE AND SQUEAKDDown 3: Perhaps to do better on green issue ...OUTPUTDDown 4: ... look at the fumeSEETHEDDown 5: Wager the empty colour has improvedBETTEREDDDown 6: Such a child has only this present to openLATCHKEYDDown 7: Supporter of images created by computer in guildPICTUREMOULDINGDDown 8: One who'll tend to guard, for example, a plant?NURSERYMANDDown 12: Decreasing to faint hint of sound?DIMINUENDODDown 15: Adviser to judge fools in case at handASSESSORDDown 16: Puritan accepts corrupt projectPROTRUDEDDown 19: It's on twig?COTTONDDown 20: Witch serving soldiers foodHAGGISDDown 22: Drink causing a lot of larks?BEVY