The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd December 2009 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd December 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Pretty moribund?DROP-DEADAAcross 9: Tried one's ’and at gobbling one slowlyADAGIOAAcross 10: As a basic alehouse sad, wasn't stupid to get drunkSPITAAcross 11: Noise as a geek secures the cross-channel serverDINNERLADYAAcross 12: See 7FINGERAAcross 14: Extra stuff — why hang the washing out?SUNDRIESAAcross 15: Taser? One's 8 18!STUNNERAAcross 17: Cause friction blowing top, around you calmASSUAGEAAcross 20: Crawlers get past new landlordLICENSEEAAcross 22: Teeth, perhaps, ripping 7 from alcoholic additiveBITERSAAcross 23: See 10ANDSAWDUSTAAcross 24: See 5MEETAAcross 25: Old Indonesian backing native AmericanNAVAJOAAcross 26: A little taste, plus small number of nutsSPOONFULDDown 1: Mouth most unfortunately opening a shade — though his shut?TRAPPISTDDown 2: Pickle lids liftedSPOTDDown 3: See 22FEEDERDDown 4: Abnormality seen in legs: send doctor upODDNESSDDown 5: Just survive floods reversing past round the bend, keeping sharpMAKEENDSDDown 6: Nautical fashion nice girl's love on the quarterdeck?SAILOR SUITDDown 7: One's disrespectfully raised one who's not 18 to embrace cheat, heading to the 22MIDDLEDDown 13: Biscuit tin in range — pig excitedGINGER SNAPDDown 13: Biscuit tin in range — pig excitedGINGERSNAPDDown 16: Movie star with female turning up, going round as coupleEASTWOODDDown 18: See 8GORGEOUSDDown 19: Bishop inspired by old Roman god, say, disheartened composerDEBUSSYDDown 21: Greek relative circling island under the moonIONIANDDown 22: One on the bed behind one at the tableBOTTOMDDown 24: See 1MONK