The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 11th December 2012 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 11th December 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Some muscles tire badly, absorbing coldRECTIAAcross 10: Like space that remains after various pieces removed from isosceles triangleCELESTIALAAcross 11: Bring this, having changed indication of delivery periodBIRTHSIGNAAcross 12: Origin of game's inscribed in stone hereRUGBYAAcross 13: Frivolous sex among Romans revealed in hearingTRIVIALAAcross 15: So far, won't fully — having switched endsTILLNOWAAcross 17: Charged, in a way, following a certain orderIONICAAcross 18: Deliberately crash into vehicle, knocking piece off frontRAMAAcross 20: Good party organiser, one whose work is bound to be misattributedGHOSTAAcross 22: Small pieces of furniture in homes of Arabs and othersSTABLESAAcross 25: Person spreading complaint about, namely in educational foundation?CARRIERAAcross 26: Fitting material used in ugly cravatLYCRAAAcross 27: Line I inserted in big band composition, improvisingADLIBBINGAAcross 30: Excessively strain English king in publicOVEREXERTAAcross 31: Climber in middle of Italian AlpsLIANADDown 1: Irritable person runs into vehicleCRABDDown 2: Descendant covering up for raised whipSCORPIONDDown 3: They're often in schools to seek information, sayFISHDDown 4: Dramatist not so friendly after opening of showSCHILLERDDown 5: Supposedly influential body putting energy into factoryPLANETDDown 6: One who predicts things in advance, up in complicated star loreASTROLOGERDDown 7: As opposed to one with ring, perhaps?VIRGINDDown 8: Perform song, with piano introductionPLAYDDown 13: Pair usually sharing 11 — that could be thisTWINSDDown 14: Repetitively teaches one way to ruin clues? I can'tINCULCATESDDown 16: Capturing leaders of the enemy in conflict as basis for solution, oftenWATERDDown 19: Spotted initially mocking at a clue that's absurdMACULATEDDown 21: What can be said about one drink that's not already saidORIGINALDDown 23: Head off participant in moving protest that's more shrewdARCHERDDown 24: Does some climbing, making lots of notesSCALESDDown 26: Male with pride put up new work of artLIONDDown 28: Kind of speculator that's on targetBULLDDown 29: Vigorously attack lecherous typeGOAT