The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 7th December 2010 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 7th December 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Church about to depend on something it hates?CHANGEAAcross 4: Student gets very bad but it's not an offenceLAWFULAAcross 9: Detected noise of cattleHERDAAcross 10: Artist, one without time for such as ThatcherMONETARISTAAcross 11: Goblin from Sweden takes a walkSTROLLAAcross 12: Revolutionary "Which" survey of sound roofing services?WATTYLERAAcross 13: Barbecue horse (not English) badly …CHARGRILLAAcross 15: … so in enthusiasmTHUSAAcross 16: Ship made a right turnARGOAAcross 17: Human as 1 across, 20 without remorseUNASHAMEDAAcross 21: Fellow stood shaking inside to see a big old beastMASTODONAAcross 22: Soldiers turn to play over a ballTROOPSAAcross 24: Transition finds state amiss for 1 acrossMETASTASISAAcross 25: Rules with a number that might need cuttingLAWNAAcross 26: Last quarter under 1 acrossENDUREAAcross 27: Start off to destroy wild seafoodOYSTERDDown 1: Beast sounds like MadoffCHEETAHDDown 2: Facility to love with a carAUDIODDown 3: King without 11, who takes a chanceGAMBLERDDown 5: Smart but for all in bad tasteASTUTEDDown 6: Bruce's namesake's got one a plantFORSYTHIADDown 7: Their voices might thing a thongLISPERSDDown 8: On reflection it could be amblyopiaSNOW-BLINDNESSDDown 8: On reflection it could be amblyopiaSNOWBLINDNESSDDown 14: Off side, though not in FranceRIGHT-HANDDDown 16: Ace held made trick in Oxford, sayACADEMEDDown 18: To compensate for one short day is to take heart from anotherSATISFYDDown 19: Authorise soldiers to turn over a prisonerEMPOWERDDown 20: Journalist tried nothing newEDITORDDown 23: It has a little bill in a window letterOWLET