The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 5th December 2006 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 5th December 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Pop CD's sales stats? Disappointing if in theseSINGLEFIGURESAAcross 10: Touchy feeling exhibited by Grahame's characterRATTINESSAAcross 11: TV reporter, once the centre of fun for so longADIEUAAcross 12: Holy work, taking the source of sin in handPSALMAAcross 13: Clumsy oaf, heartless and warped externallyTWOFISTEDAAcross 14: Calm sea ruffled by spilt fuelEASEFULAAcross 16: Philosopher turned author, accepting Sartre finallyTHOREAUAAcross 18: True about metal being of light-sensitive tissueRETINALAAcross 20: High points before spring surgeUPSWELLAAcross 21: Deny wreck twisted head to one sideWRYNECKEDAAcross 23: Choral work: "The first word in champagne?" About time!MOTETAAcross 24: Joint from which non-British totter backELBOWAAcross 25: Give a superlative performance using rod and poles - to empty space!BARNSTORMAAcross 26: Generous whisky bar? Journalist added "very flexible"DOUBLE-JOINTEDDDown 2: Product of St Trinians, head abandoned on the wayINTRANSITDDown 3: Brotherly name, hard and masculineGRIMMDDown 4: PM with unfinished story of toothless creaturesEDENTALDDown 5: Dressed for cycling almost? Not what you'd expect a rambler to sayIN SHORTDDown 6: As one international body wants nothing to interrupt hostilityUNANIMOUSDDown 7: Be patronising to women with no leaderEXISTDDown 8: Like the Pope's topping, moving world reception (when ring lost)TRIPLECROWNEDDDown 9: March is in this requiem Dal put outQUADRUPLE TIMEDDown 15: Spider has Lew quaking with nun during a monthFUNNEL WEBDDown 17: Conductor gets to choose bar and keyELECTRODEDDown 19: Pleasing as a lollipop that's calorie-freeLIKABLEDDown 20: Experience less than lifeUNDERGODDown 22: Rough, old b-boy, retiringYOBBODDown 23: Society member, as in "servant"MASON