The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 15th December 2014 There are 17 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 15th December 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One who struggles to steer a boatCONTENDERAAcross 6: A chemist using current measuresAMPSAAcross 8: Sort of society in which people want to take part?DRAMATICAAcross 9: What you shouldn't do with a thousand fish aroundFAMISHAAcross 10: British admiral gives stick to French marshalRODNEYAAcross 11: Side passage for those taking flight?AIRSTRIPAAcross 12: Guides woman's place in American societyUSHERSAAcross 15: Transport system invented by a one-track mind?MONORAILAAcross 16: It's plain to see it's a terribly cruel actCLEAR-CUTAAcross 16: It's plain to see it's a terribly cruel actCLEARCUTAAcross 19: To do this illegally is a grave offenceEXHUMEAAcross 21: Don't drop round — it will produce no responseFALL FLATAAcross 22: Union left got in extremely easilyEQUITYAAcross 24: Samuel's teacher has turned out to be a prophetELISHAAAcross 25: A lunatic, crazy about the seaNAUTICALAAcross 26: Divinity course at OxfordISISAAcross 27: Omission that may be taken as an offenceEXCEPTIONDDown 1: Vehicle to travel as freightCARGODDown 2: He must have a supporter and may get one in meNOMINEEDDown 3: Record number starting school?ENTRYDDown 4: Inveigh against medical treatmentDECLAIMDDown 5: Testimonial for a sourceREFERENCEDDown 6: It goes with the flowAMMETERDDown 7: Not thinking much of the future?PESSIMISMDDown 13: One has one of them, another threeSYLLABLESDDown 14: An off break?SICK LEAVEDDown 17: Collected books of maps at jumble salesATLASESDDown 18: It's flipping Brown in charge — what a disaster!TITANICDDown 20: He escaped to become famousHOUDINIDDown 22: Fit of wild piqueEQUIPDDown 23: He wrote books in two partsTWAIN