The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 18th December 2008 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 18th December 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Crazy Sue, Hitler and Major Tom on ward, dancing to Unprogressive Traffic song - a brave DJ, my tune to broadcast as the White Queen spokeTHERULEISAAcross 10: Speck of electronic dust? Show how you feel!EMOTEAAcross 11: Concealed diamonds in a foreign landPERDUAAcross 12: Choir Dana organised like one on the Web?ARACHNOIDAAcross 13: Crooner follows hit with "The Rite of Spring"LAMBINGAAcross 14: Bloodless tissue? About right, actuallyINFARCTAAcross 17: The Herald's covering day out back in the capitalRABATAAcross 19: See 9JAMAAcross 20: Single guy now ready for regular outingsUNWEDAAcross 21: Eric ate chutney's secret Indian plant extractCATECHUAAcross 22: Writer flipped over opening to last part of playTOLSTOYAAcross 24: Cook enters carrying very small bribeSWEETENERAAcross 26: On and off?GOINGAAcross 28: Tyneside has records for Scottish rootsNEEPSAAcross 29: See 9YESTERDAYDDown 1: Small container for 19 across turned up - it may be full!STOPDDown 2: Make a killing, backing horseREDRUMDDown 3: Fruit is cut, prepared for 7FUTURISTICDDown 4: Writer has heart trouble, not in advanced statePENANGDDown 5: Sort of Pisceans assigned month for new daydreams?ESCAPISMDDown 6: Note to keep quiet and get engagedMESHDDown 7: See 9TOMORROWDDown 8: Possibly 1 so lateDEADDDown 13: Joely Richardson's playhouse?LYRICDDown 15: Wolves are confused about new ruleFOURLEGGEDDDown 16: See 9TODAYDDown 18: See 9BUTNEVERDDown 19: Travels with Ashes holder, wearing jumpersJOURNEYSDDown 22: See 24THRUSHDDown 23: Editor's blown a valveTRIODEDDown 24: Small sum paid to US bum, carrying empty hamper for MavisSONGDDown 25: Agency model meets US bumTASSDDown 27: Stays in hospitalGUYS