The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 8th December 2010 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 8th December 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Game flirt getting run inCROQUETAAcross 5: Youngster in formLEVERETAAcross 9: Upright individual's stateONENDAAcross 10: Bore outside local missing first drinkCUBALIBREAAcross 11: Time up for mountaineer disheartened by callHILARYTERMAAcross 12: Mollusc left in riverCLAMAAcross 14: Girl to get money abroad as member of volunteer forceTERRITORIALAAcross 18: Capital station no longer in boulevard regarded by Paul?BROADSTREETAAcross 21: Bill or MarkNOTEAAcross 22: Police car originally used by Frost taking first of suspects to courtCRIMESQUADAAcross 25: Stripper often laid offDEFOLIANTAAcross 26: Insufficient fruit for apeORANGAAcross 27: Was 21 different? Don't worry about it!NOSWEATAAcross 28: Tories put out after Liberal leader waits aroundLOITERSDDown 1: Dumbo? He needed dressCLOTHEDDown 2: Enclosure not right in airport for all to seeOPENLYDDown 3: Risk exam failure as reserve player?UNDERSTUDYDDown 4: Historian no American understoodTACITDDown 5: Rake it in with rebel in a stateLIBERTINEDDown 6: … that's extremely loathsome and obnoxiousVILEDDown 7: Writer presenting murder victim in lift? Not quiteRABELAISDDown 8: Rosencrantz initially wearing Hamlet's shabby underwearTHERMALSDDown 13: Rome isn't so chaotic for a methodical ItalianMONTESSORIDDown 15: Socialist Worker admitting sailor is slowing downRETARDANTDDown 16: A great fellow entertaining any number in OxfordshireABINGDONDDown 17: Top churchmen beginning to preach about differencesPONTIFFSDDown 19: Box outside youth centre for clergymanCURATEDDown 20: Female goes out with Oscar to see sawsADAGESDDown 23: Lead, say, for Bond's boss and othersMETALDDown 24: Runner required by SpielbergELBE