The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 14th December 2018 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 14th December 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Deep desire to pinch back gin cocktailPININGAAcross 4: Confesses to trashing stadium after United's lostADMITSAAcross 9: Very lateDEADAAcross 10: Standard electricity supplier: a meter's faulty without energyMAINSTREAMAAcross 11: Queen to back birdPARROTAAcross 12: Record R Steiger playREGISTERAAcross 13: European trade warning holds nothing over EnglishNORWEGIANAAcross 15: Adult butterfly's sad and coldBLUEAAcross 16: Meat cut from armadillo? I never!LOINAAcross 17: Politician rested in bed with illnessCOMPLAINTAAcross 21: Worn by Prince Charles, say, when live!ONTHEAIRAAcross 22: Clerical work drawing over pageTYPINGAAcross 24: New moon interrupts quiet — one's left with sleepinessSOMNOLENCEAAcross 25: Pointless, seething anger?RAGEAAcross 26: Jack breaks into cars (common in Norway)FJORDSAAcross 27: Programming language that's good at compression?PYTHONDDown 1: It's child's play to bake epic turnover slicePEEKABODDown 2: Former CEO of Polly Peck's lowest pointNADIRDDown 3: Identity badge of Spooner's gentle horseNAME TAGDDown 3: Identity badge of Spooner's gentle horseNAMETAGDDown 5: Plan to put side spin on both sides of greenDESIGNDDown 6: Actor first to blow up 50 air beds?IDRISELBADDown 7: Tripping? As I seem to be a catSIAMESEDDown 8: Italian philosopher squanders 10 grand on old boxer …GIORDANO BRUNODDown 14: … who does this before a fight to attackWEIGHINTODDown 16: Tall aristocrat has no time for man in the fieldLONGOFFDDown 18: Wizard's unknown craftPOTTERYDDown 19: 12 dresses last of women with a good figureNONAGONDDown 20: Rang about rising IT companyCALLEDDDown 23: Fish's resting placePERCH