The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 20th December 2006 There are 16 across clues and 19 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 20th December 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: One page of the directoryRECTOAAcross 10: Intolerant etc in sail at seaINELASTICAAcross 11: Office worker able to scratch a living?PENPUSHERAAcross 12: Piecemeal?KEBABAAcross 13: City fashionBRISTOLAAcross 15: Most sharp, but with greatest confidence about nothing!SOURESTAAcross 17: Drink period between opposite sidesLAGERAAcross 18: Money coming from various directionsSENAAcross 20: 7 unfinished, collapsing in an explosionBLASTAAcross 22: Structure federal agency to make a comeback, although antiquatedARCHAICAAcross 25: Hanging of murderer takes place without universal rightCURTAINAAcross 26: Animal with one horn? PossiblyRHINOAAcross 27: Aggressive libels come out, millions being lostBELLICOSEAAcross 30: Sir, we hear, has staff for late entertainmentNIGHT CLUBAAcross 30: Sir, we hear, has staff for late entertainmentNIGHTCLUBAAcross 31: Sweet stallFUDGEDDown 1: Corner portion turned overTRAPDDown 2: Grass receives money for detectingSCENTINGDDown 3: No Greek character is socially unacceptableNON-UDDown 4: A CD initially available in the libraryNICHOLASDDown 5: Birdies? Not one! Playing rubbish!DEBRISDDown 6: Old issue to support value of arithmeticBACK-NUMBERDDown 7: Good man to fit in firmSTABLEDDown 8: Non-striker backs up, but striker's fifth outSCABDDown 13: Graduate gets line on South American treeBALSADDown 14: Trace rat to broken earthenwareTERRA COTTADDown 14: Trace rat to broken earthenwareTERRACOTTADDown 16: Painter, one to be uplifted - a great man!TITANDDown 19: See 4NICKLEBYDDown 21: Lady holds new account concerning a boaANACONDADDown 23: Bow down to play the bells in churchCRINGEDDown 24: Cabot left to travel the blueCOBALTDDown 26: Degree rowRANKDDown 28: Disdainful, not first or second, uncertainIFFYDDown 29: Large vessel with sheep on the riverEWER