The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 5th December 2017 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 5th December 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: "O joy", leader expressed, on island's remotenessISOLATIONAAcross 10: An interminable case in courtsATRIAAAcross 11: Restraint that's surprising after company stops one retiringECONOMYAAcross 12: Elf to fix protector to bootHOBNAILAAcross 13: Extract with ease? Yes and noWRESTAAcross 14: Spray dazed rebel in USNEBULISERAAcross 16: Consider what cashiers do with banked cash?TAKE INTO ACCOUNTAAcross 19: Hospital doctor perkily penning note: "site access here"HYPERLINKAAcross 21: Browned dish — stuff with posh fillingSAUTEAAcross 22: Frail UK citizen is going to broadcastBRITTLEAAcross 23: Fruit spread with snappy packagingCURRANTAAcross 24: Legal officer's trapped here in FranceLICITAAcross 25: Missionary pursues sailor wearing his hatTARPAULINDDown 1: What could delay paper? One's spelling!TIME-SWITCHDDown 2: A warmer kiss and cuddle that holds up the game?POLO-NECKDDown 3: Frisk roughly five or ten at firstCAVORTDDown 4: How Irish lady regularly displays cunning?WILYDDown 5: Supply lab with kitchen solventINTHEBLACKDDown 6: Type of acid Spooner's delivered to prevent windCARBOLICDDown 7: Brothers greatly welcoming sacred teaching on SundayFRIARSDDown 8: Event giving rise to Liberal partyBALLDDown 14: Foods unhappy men trust inNUTRIMENTSDDown 15: Paying again for making withdrawalRETREATINGDDown 17: Provoke and mock bishop coming in for massIRRITATEDDown 18: Pants from North America in exotic blueUNUSABLEDDown 20: Royal knight in chargePRINCEDDown 21: One form of water runs into anotherSTREAMDDown 22: Bash sash and strip zipBELTDDown 23: Wind: constant feature of 19CURL