The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 2nd December 2009 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 2nd December 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One obligated to work for hire gets very small drinkDROPLETAAcross 5: See 12COMMONSAAcross 9: Articles on a menu arranged by clubATHENAEUMAAcross 10: 16 across funny when the other way roundSADDOAAcross 11: See 3FILLAAcross 12: He's some — no, much — foot trouble; will he stand for it?THEHOUSEOFAAcross 14: The law of little squares?MOSAICAAcross 15: One sails — with Silas, one's inMARINERAAcross 16: About this: enter society for one who doesn'tRECLUSEAAcross 18: Fox had food so farTO DATEAAcross 20: Criminals returning so as to be split in opposingCOSA NOSTRAAAcross 21: Go round object of sowing to be 23-ed after …WINDAAcross 24: … round of activity when 4 5 downWHIRLAAcross 25: A sound people have time for making upATONEMENTAAcross 26: Return with one's steps to do another drawingRETRACEAAcross 27: I can tell you who will win — keep it dark — there's a row about itTIPSTERDDown 1: Seem much greater than some World War figuresDWARFDDown 2: Jealous husband to return greetingOTHELLODDown 3: Tip a pound and French girl will drop EnglishLANDDDown 4: Relief for poultry farmer at the end of the day: the smart know to cut cost, including call between setters and call to bull ringTHECHICKENSHAVEDDown 5: See 4COMEHOMETOROOSTDDown 6: Disguise ourselves as queer and mad charactersMASQUERADEDDown 7: Fellow too stringy?OLDBEANDDown 8: "One shilling the box" — one given to mockerySCOFFERDDown 13: Feast coming up as with other things after revolutionSATURNALIADDown 16: Ethnic conflict with one painting church green coming upRACEWARDDown 17: One who finds excuses for everyone is among the playersCASUISTDDown 19: Weapon free in temporary homeTRIDENTDDown 22: Stop some French potatoesDETERDDown 23: Cut with agent keeping his headREAP