The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 11th December 2009 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th December 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Lead container for different cookery ingredientPOTHERBAAcross 5: See 20GIBBONSAAcross 9: Sections of trunk road in cityTRUROAAcross 10: Can anyone unwind with pain in the neck?ANNOYANCEAAcross 11: State in which short film producer turned back clockTENNESSEEAAcross 12: They must be known to be experiencedROPESAAcross 13: Resting place for fishPERCHAAcross 15: Extra part for nice actor in play?ACCRETIONAAcross 18: Supporters present in stand getting excitedADHERENTSAAcross 19: In Spain, James Bond's last attempt to capture insane extremists?DIEGOAAcross 21: Belief in sacred officeCREDOAAcross 23: What's missing from shower?SHORTFALLAAcross 25: "Song of Songs" initially associated with religious ceremoniesSPIRITUALAAcross 26: Cockney area of London? That's one way of looking at itEND ONAAcross 27: Dose could be anything provided by doctorDRAUGHTAAcross 28: This used to be played in the Globe before the start of "Othello"THEORBODDown 1: Interruption of race as result of miners' strike?PIT STOPDDown 2: Where Pole is loyal to former PMTRUENORTHDDown 3: Prompt fine stopping one who raised CainEVOKEDDown 4: Ship's officer sat in bow with a woundBOATSWAINDDown 5: Dope concerning classGENREDDown 6: Admirer of Sandy Wilson fired on by nuts?BOYFRIENDDDown 7: Confess going in opposite directions after deposing leaderOWN UPDDown 8: Treads on one of the familySTEPSONDDown 14: Very painful work for the farmerHARROWINGDDown 16: Person beginning to eat has thrown out stewCASSOULETDDown 17: Northern citizen I vilify in speechICELANDERDDown 18: One in dock, employed by a county councilACCUSEDDDown 20: Composer apes composerORLANDODDown 22: Plant seen in US, but not before noonERICADDown 23: Deliberately avoid front of truck in crashSHUNTDDown 24: Not here? No, no!THERE