The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 7th December 2011 There are 13 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 7th December 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 4: Sailor interrupts blessing of primateBABOONAAcross 6: Food’s good for so longFAREWELLAAcross 9: Measure heel of recruitENLISTAAcross 10: Reactionary fellow arranged raid on usDINOSAURAAcross 11: Arts' patron gives wayward priest tedious taskTERPSICHOREAAcross 15: Passion for European travelEMOTIONAAcross 17: Madman gives teachers box of wineNUT CASEAAcross 17: Madman gives teachers box of wineNUTCASEAAcross 18: Time filled in discretionary workingOPERATIONALAAcross 22: Buy almost perfect houndPURCHASEAAcross 23: Religious leader gets tons of meatRABBITAAcross 24: Lake is pure or adulteratedSUPERIORAAcross 25: Everybody joined in naughty songBALLADDDown 1: Increases sales, initially in footwearBOOSTSDDown 2: African oil processed in the USACALIFORNIADDown 3: Change one's mind about act that's suggestiveREDOLENTDDown 4: Rest of soldiers introduced to swimmerBREATHERDDown 5: Sweeper collects everything in the hallBALLROOMDDown 7: Late morning paperEXAMDDown 8: Escapade of sovereign on old vesselLARKDDown 12: Study account of metamorphosisCONVERSIONDDown 13: Writer hides in waterway from maneaterCANNIBALDDown 14: Put down legal document about propertyDEFLATEDDDown 16: Mother is confused by line on a mapISOTHERMDDown 19: Prophet starts to imagine Saint Augustine is against heathensISAIAHDDown 20: Some octopuses make workOPUSDDown 21: Purchase holdallGRIP