The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th December 2007 There are 13 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th December 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: *Animal cleanerSPONGEAAcross 6: *Bonny cityDUNDEEAAcross 9: Monkey in style of deerIMPALAAAcross 10: Withdraw to recoverTAKE BACKAAcross 11: *Select descendantsSEEDAAcross 12: *It's wrong to eat datesTOASTEDTEAAAcross 13: *Return English partPROFITEROLEAAcross 18: *Move for 10 in agreementPONTEFRACTAAcross 21: See 23BURGAAcross 22: Entry secured by following setter's computer spaceMEGABYTEAAcross 23: *Feed on regurgitated foodBATTENAAcross 24: *Leave car at home .....PARKINAAcross 25: *..... and let it decayCARROTDDown 1: I strain to find country queen pursuing its leadersCOLANDERDDown 2: Silver rush cut short and shockedAGHASTDDown 3: Finn has rest disturbed by pedlarHUCKSTERDDown 4: Funny fellow in rhymeODDBODDDown 5: *Old pretenderSIMNELDDown 7: *Little church townECCLESDDown 8: Weird artist in corset is like a puritanSTRAIT-LACEDDDown 8: Weird artist in corset is like a puritanSTRAITLACEDDDown 14: ..... quadrupled predicament if Tyson's not performing in itFIFTY-SIXDDown 15: Food in pots for slow bowlers?LOBSTERSDDown 16: Shepherdess's work amid electronic noiseBOPEEPDDown 17: Detention for translating Sartre?ARRESTDDown 19: Brewer by nature, perhapsTEA URNDDown 20: Formerly presiding Liberian bath attendant?TUBMAN