The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 8th December 2015 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 8th December 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: It might be barricaded, so you'll have to pee elsewhereNO-GO AREAAAcross 9: See 10SHORTAAcross 10: Pull up second best drinkSTOPAAcross 11: City's time-consuming trading floor areas, a main obstacle, it's saidPITTSBURGHAAcross 12: Picture maker shows the doctor punched by a right and leftWARHOLAAcross 14: Defence of police officer who's in thick with a potentially violent crowd?RIOTGEARAAcross 15: Check by golfer on each prominent US family memberCHELSEAAAcross 17: Hot sexual desire, no uncontrolled movement — that deserves a medal, maybe!HEROISMAAcross 20: Revolutionary cart heading off with city's protectionUMBRELLAAAcross 22: Representations of modern culture left around the statePOP ARTAAcross 23: Mix fluid after rinseFRATERNISEAAcross 24: Drug king apprehended by former athletics starCOKEAAcross 25: Misses reverse gear (extremely laborious)GIRLSAAcross 26: Year before getting paid results in hungerYEARNINGDDown 1: Foundation spa's dog-washing deviceFOOTBATHDDown 2: Very excited starter?SOUPDDown 3: Launch fitting with a different side indicatorPROPELDDown 4: To conduct yourself with love in a Quaker family worksFACTORYDDown 5: It's bad for circulation of mobile toy salesASYSTOLEDDown 6: Which market researchers might use to sharpen image of pop musicians?FOCUSGROUPDDown 7: Mark's mathematical symbol covering temperatureSTIGMADDown 13: For some students, months of learning literary composition in Her Majesty's careHILARYTERMDDown 16: Plant turning out eg lasersEELGRASSDDown 18: Landing a blow and bringing the match alive?STRIKINGDDown 19: Name mainly used when king entersMARILYNDDown 21: Lifting skirt to get on — it's not what it seemsMIRAGEDDown 22: Slapstick exponent encountered by Simon?PIEMANDDown 24: Examine, top to bottom, listening devicesCANS