The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 29th December 2011 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 29th December 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Unaccompanied song disturbed girl with AdamMADRIGALAAcross 9: It's unexpected for a brother to get up on timeABRUPTAAcross 10: Knockout gets Sid back to hospitalDISHAAcross 11: Having got in, I've turned to get food — that's certainINEVITABLEAAcross 12: Light almost behind bed causes confusionBEDLAMAAcross 14: In Cyprus you'll find Miss Lola, debauchedLIMASSOLAAcross 15: Patterned plate for various clientsSTENCILAAcross 17: Very cruel to make a bee sound first in the barINHUMANAAcross 20: The right word's unspoken in this countryMOT JUSTEAAcross 22: Animal guarding the Queen's frontBREASTAAcross 23: Stirred by feelings, I must break with dead daughterSTIMULATEDAAcross 24: Right to cut awful poetBARDAAcross 25: Like a bird's behind?ASTERNAAcross 26: Old painter, kind person, one in need of companyANGELICODDown 1: Clear statement of principles, missing nothingMANIFESTDDown 2: I'm playful — and the month hasn't even started!ARCHDDown 3: One's game is clumsy — it stops one carrying on, perhapsAGEISMDDown 4: It's clever to eat vegetable with a smooth mannerSLEEKLYDDown 5: I'm thought to have magical powers, able to unlock ATM with nailsTALISMANDDown 6: It's cheek to require money first, even for an essential part of Christmas dinnerBREAD SAUCEDDown 7: A process of voting on love godAPOLLODDown 13: A warmer athlete?LONGJUMPERDDown 16: It's impertinent to get in so fastINSOLENTDDown 18: Sailor's discourse is theoreticalABSTRACTDDown 19: It's able to become savageBESTIALDDown 21: Stupid old boy wants boiled suetOBTUSEDDown 22: Age and date of birth set up in this kind of shopBODEGADDown 24: Notice given to Mr SikesBILL