The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 8th December 2011 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 8th December 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Endlessly large rocks together with floral ringGARLANDAAcross 5: When Sailor Lives With Presidential Family Pet: the navy's classic film with 1 and 17ASTARISAAcross 10: See 5BORNAAcross 11: "Eschew Ritz!", ordered the musical missionarySCHWEITZERAAcross 12: Playwright's an obstacle right awayBARRIEAAcross 13: Don't ’ave to go into liquor-free townDAVENTRYAAcross 14: Spicy snack from, say, B-52's hold, said to be sociableBOMBAYMIXAAcross 16: See 9LIGHTAAcross 17: Parent and child society memberMASONAAcross 19: Being obsessed with self, say nothing about murderer, keeping mumEGOMANIACAAcross 23: Judge accepts D-Day series of battles for a sitcom with 12 and 29RED DWARFAAcross 24: Where 5 10 is unable to be made outNEBULAAAcross 26: Menial role of aerial nut and bolt ring?DISH WASHERAAcross 26: Menial role of aerial nut and bolt ring?DISHWASHERAAcross 27: Brake loudly: road ends hereKERBAAcross 28: A centre of primitive processes in river that's associated with NeptuneTRIDENTAAcross 29: Check on French city's prince?CHARLESDDown 2: Tone of green state party after eggs tossedAVOCADODDown 3: Like a satellite operated by universal line ascendingLUNARDDown 4: One sort of wine's off, waiter ultimately deserts — a joke of an eating placeNOSHERYDDown 6: Record-holder's secret kept up it?SLEEVEDDown 7: A tautness sound, as might be heard by drillersATTENTIONDDown 8: Bury, archaic location of building foundationsINEARTHDDown 9: At first 5 10, becoming 23 maybe, and finally this — at which Thomas incites our rageTHEDYINGOFTHEDDown 15: Carnage, behold! Sodom's leading triumvirate destroyedBLOODSHEDDDown 18: Was a consumer getting lounger for studio?ATELIERDDown 20: Butterfly, middle of tummy, activated by cunningMONARCHDDown 21: I appreciate that going north by jumbo is "abroad"AT LARGEDDown 22: Romantic knight makes profit taking in a wifeGAWAINDDown 25: Supporter without a cent, one who makes bloomers?BAKER