The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 8th December 2008 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 8th December 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Means to enter a faulty item without delayIMMEDIATEAAcross 10: Angry as a rodent that is trappedIRATEAAcross 11: Needs to set points outDENOTESAAcross 12: Rebuilding near the capitalTEHERANAAcross 13: Firmly establish I have a qualification to teachIMBEDAAcross 14: International contest won by gifted horseTROJAN WARAAcross 16: Say what you like, this right is not absolute in any countryFREEDOM OF SPEECHAAcross 19: It's quite a distance and one is beset by strange lethargyLIGHT-YEARAAcross 21: Aimed to provide news agenciesMEDIAAAcross 22: Outspoken article by GB ShawCANDIDAAAcross 23: New Testament stories about moneyTALENTSAAcross 24: Love seeing bees in the wild that are plumpOBESEAAcross 25: Revolutionary move to go on the wagonCARTWHEELDDown 1: Did a sinful move, showing arroganceDISDAINFULDDown 2: The morning help is easily won overAMENABLEDDown 3: Amended deed includes it when revisedEDITEDDDown 4: Spend a penny on a shipPASSDDown 5: Insolently exceeded one's station?WENTTOOFARDDown 6: Very affected by going off to temporary accommodationHIGHCAMPDDown 7: Cramped northern shaftNARROWDDown 8: Study occupied by a fellow at collegeDEANDDown 14: A sober habitTEMPERANCEDDown 15: Show trialsREHEARSALSDDown 17: Comprehensive description of "The Three Blind Mice"?DETAILEDDDown 18: Compromise and put a stop to ill-temperENDANGERDDown 20: Look for a birdGANDERDDown 21: A west African state engulfs a west African stateMALAWIDDown 22: Meat axeCHOPDDown 23: Yet it may be sweetTART