The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 29th December 2010 There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 29th December 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Drinkers protect Welsh portFISHGUARDAAcross 8: One wearing trousers going on jaunt is solventPAINTAAcross 9: Footballer backing county student enters scolded by character in 25 down 21ELEPHANTSAAcross 10: See 9CHILDAAcross 12: Force one to say please quickly?POLICEAAcross 13: See 8STRIPPERAAcross 16: One 2 to have a problem with old servantABIGAILAAcross 19: Lacking, more or lesh?SHORTOFAAcross 22: What's believed about people's housingTENEMENTAAcross 25: Cat 8-ed in 25 down 21JAGUARAAcross 27: See 11ETYPEAAcross 28: Sauce supports catch on doorBRASSNECKAAcross 29: Painfully well turned out?SMARTAAcross 30: Out with none of 5?SENSELESSDDown 1: Arabian money given to Italian marketRIALTODDown 2: Huge row from the newspaper worldWHOPPINGDDown 3: If dog had his egg it was probably sickCURATEDDown 4: Dead institution, live if Irish permit revival to come inBRITISHDDown 5: Plan about provider of hostels, possiblyMAYHAPDDown 6: 12 boys could be nubileINBLUEDDown 11: Model spanner for 25 acrossARCHDDown 14: Place umpire at start of play to deal with corruptionPUTDDown 15: See 14REFDDown 16: See 14ACTDDown 17: See 14IONDDown 18: Saint with polygamous inhabitant could follow 11IVESDDown 20: Boy, embarrassed, embracing Lollobrigida?REGINALDDDown 21: See 25STORIESDDown 23: Bury the top of it under some bug-huntersENTOMBDDown 24: See 4EMPIREDDown 25: Nice floors give sanctified appeal to put into the good and trueJUST SODDown 26: "Front her, board her, woo her, assail her" — there's something to pay, they sayACCOST