The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th December 2018 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th December 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Just emission from drinker, perhaps, during recent setbackETHICALAAcross 5: On filling casks, press these for attentionBUTTONSAAcross 9: Magnate's boozer with no counterBARONAAcross 10: Churlish grin that passes between supporters in houseCROSSBEAMAAcross 11: High spirits, as sexy Hubert dances unclothedEXUBERANCEAAcross 12: Fish, which aren't sampledCHARAAcross 14: It proceeds by degrees in Lee's classic US novel, with one small exceptionCELSIUS SCALEAAcross 18: Spare house in Westminster — trendy 9 enjoyed itOVERLORDSHIPAAcross 21: Day and month avoided by judge, when appropriateDULYAAcross 22: Surly git, ’e's playing at this time of year?UGLYSISTERAAcross 25: Amended religious lesson, dry in newer versionREWRITTENAAcross 26: Perfunctory giftTOKENAAcross 27: Gaunt and small with sharp featuresSCRAGGYAAcross 28: Bind wife in portable seatSWADDLEDDown 1: Turn up identical notes containing pound symbolEMBLEMDDown 2: Not having enough soft down, presumablyHARD UPDDown 3: Re dance, I'll be transformed!CINDERELLADDown 4: Stretch fabric covers of lively colour given top ratingLYCRADDown 5: Groups of readers for whom Spooner's chef sheds tears?BOOKCLUBSDDown 6: Undertaking pilot's last requestTASKDDown 7: Basic liability for firm shot on courtOVERHEADDDown 8: A few decline to support region's top cricket teamSOMERSETDDown 13: It's paradise, newly created without Eden's first plantASPIDISTRADDown 15: Nimble American operative taking both sides inSPRIGHTLYDDown 16: Country has guards roaming roundHONDURASDDown 17: Ruin agent set up by subordinateDEFLOWERDDown 19: Son ungrammatically accepted betSTAKEDDDown 20: Royal nipper's right to ascendPRINCEDDown 23: Refusal accepted by broadcaster, going back a long timeYONKSDDown 24: Partial problem in German dynastyMING