The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th December 2018 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th December 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Policeman seizes haul in fortified housePEELTOWERAAcross 6: Doctor keeps Victorian pickup quietMUTEDAAcross 9: Mature scripture writerRIPENAAcross 10: Marty sees problem in instalment planEASYTERMSAAcross 11: Broken chairs in the way here by the Irish SeaLANCASHIREAAcross 12: Stern parentREARAAcross 14: Even a place of higher education has classUNIFORMAAcross 15: Former partner modelled nakedEXPOSEDAAcross 17: Charlie gets poorer dailyCLEANERAAcross 19: Function where Hazel meets manTANGENTAAcross 20: Be sorry about daughter being discourteousRUDEAAcross 22: Distress character reversing jalopyRATTLETRAPAAcross 25: Love Bill's speechADORATIONAAcross 26: A sign tooth decay hasn't startedARIESAAcross 27: Mollycoddle girl in US cityNANNYAAcross 28: Uncouth set slates buildingTASTELESSDDown 1: Supernatural being left in dangerPERILDDown 2: Thoughtful when supporting old dearEXPENSIVEDDown 3: Model worker gets a rise or equivalentTANTAMOUNTDDown 4: King involved in crash in WalesWREXHAMDDown 5: Bookstore?RESERVEDDown 6: Man put away wifeMATEDDown 7: Compact found in BatterseaTERSEDDown 8: Cast aspersions on circle embarrassed over sex appealDISCREDITDDown 13: Old writers echo identical passwordsOPEN SESAMEDDown 14: Centaur in trouble? That's doubtful!UNCERTAINDDown 16: Subordinate holds fruit for the men of the familySPEARSIDEDDown 18: One is pragmatic about an inclinationREALISTDDown 19: Complaint when Lawrence beat AmericanTETANUSDDown 21: Fuzz arresting ring leader in swampDROWNDDown 23: Lapdogs harbour small bugsPESTSDDown 24: Suspicious of conflict over youth leaderWARY