The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 20th December 2016 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 20th December 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Stop man getting cleanerDETERGENTAAcross 6: Doctor has tea or coffeeMOCHAAAcross 9: Like film of jellyASPICAAcross 10: Can earl consume passion fruit?TANGERINEAAcross 11: Rook ended attackOVERCHARGEAAcross 12: Poem about dead womanLADYAAcross 14: Search for clean-cut set of clothesPURSUITAAcross 15: Engineer altered power transmitterTREADLEAAcross 17: Gives evidence at trialsATTESTSAAcross 19: Assume son finished modelSUPPOSEAAcross 20: Time to question assignmentTASKAAcross 22: Devastating change to a musicalCALAMITOUSAAcross 25: Move the bottom lineREARRANGEAAcross 26: Material used in making sheikh a kiltKHAKIAAcross 27: Many look at quailDREADAAcross 28: Man has stroke? That's an illnessHEPATITISDDown 1: Greek lawmaker is to do without car clubDRACODDown 2: Sensitive tot creeps aboutTOP-SECRETDDown 3: Track blood flowRACECOURSEDDown 4: Passage from old pamphletEXTRACTDDown 5: Almost getting a drink out this eveningTONIGHTDDown 6: Suitable matchMEETDDown 7: Feature American tablewareCHINADDown 8: Eyelet can deploy dangerous gasACETYLENEDDown 13: Field in direct line of castle gateKEEPWICKETDDown 14: Penny continued holding soldier tightPLASTEREDDDown 16: Nothing girl put in hole hides smellDEODORANTDDown 18: Stop being faithfulSTAUNCHDDown 19: Fish in drink causes upsetSHAKE-UPDDown 19: Fish in drink causes upsetSHAKEUPDDown 21: Set down a conditionSTATEDDown 23: [A metalworker's tool turns up]SNIPSDDown 24: You put lights somewhere in hereGRID