The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 28th December 2015 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 28th December 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Not the accused, obvious differencePLAINTIFFAAcross 6: Mother and father in America originally a secretive familyMAFIAAAcross 9: Desert in Nigerian capital, table lacking in food is recalledNEGEVAAcross 10: South American cocktail to serve — is Greek island into it?PISCOSOURAAcross 11: Tone no good in giantHUEAAcross 12: A number in a fortunate position, gossipLAUGHING GASAAcross 14: In plant, slowing wheels stopped workingRETIREDAAcross 15: Again create film to get government department on boardREMODELAAcross 16: Evil answer described by devilish anticsSATANICAAcross 19: Vessel in wood, flowers overhead?TRESSESAAcross 22: Pluto and Evil Queen certainly parts — so described?DISNEYESQUEAAcross 23: One is crackingACEAAcross 24: Sausage that's very soft embraced by cooking pioneerPEPPERONIAAcross 26: Ray's character written about in the morning publicationGAMMAAAcross 27: On which an infant goes crazyPOTTYAAcross 28: Restaurant where tripe found in perfect dessert, sent backTRATTORIADDown 1: Male part under head of pretty catPANTHERDDown 2: Summer resort finally supporting staff — that's swellAUGMENTDDown 3: Leaders in numbers aiming to top Tour de France mountains? One's not pipped!NAVEL ORANGEDDown 4: Paul's on the money? Shut up!IMPOUNDDDown 5: Bobby, sedentary champion trawlerman catching coldFISCHERDDown 6: Low, though not the lowest in humourMOODDown 7: Initially, freebie recorded as soldFLOGGEDDDown 8: Spray loose bowels of errant bumAEROSOLDDown 13: Forward a shade, beginning to edge into the darknessNUMBEREIGHTDDown 16: Put posters up about old American drinkSODA POPDDown 17: Old wino beats drunkard upTOSSPOTDDown 18: The sack for a young person stealing favourite cigarCHEROOTDDown 19: Student partial to quite a fashionable, cooler cocktailTEQUILADDown 20: See 19SLAMMERDDown 21: A macadamia initially squeezed between buttocks, when doing a backflip, he scored!SMETANADDown 25: Not entirely drivel, you seeELY