The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 11th December 2019 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 11th December 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Mount finest horseBESTRIDEAAcross 9: Plant kiss on round lips, softly going to hug oneOXALISAAcross 10: Second person to try Apple iPad, a man's contentADAMAAcross 11: Bit of trouble cutting grassSMATTERINGAAcross 12: Make love with fellow: let me see thingDOOFERAAcross 14: National horse is short, can it hit fences?CROATIANAAcross 15: Sounds hooters, the first person must go insideNOISESAAcross 17: Chaos from British far-right group before noonBEDLAMAAcross 20: Jade and tire, hen party's starting to get drunkNEPHRITEAAcross 22: Neglect daughter, one son gets helpDISUSEAAcross 23: Club member getting birdie?WOODPECKERAAcross 24: Soldiers stand around for drillBOREAAcross 25: Switzerland and Italy twice affectedCHICHIAAcross 26: Studying for an exam about conceptionREVISIONDDown 1: Put away drink after driveSEND DOWNDDown 2: Cover of magazine turned over, after sex articleITEMDDown 3: Python, perhaps, welcomes second TV seriesHISSERDDown 4: Pole position at the start, drink put on icePOSTPONEDDown 5: Lies lead to Farage, as reality gets distortedFAIRYTALESDDown 6: Brown from swimming in sea around noonSIENNADDown 8: Bishop in file at the back by a rook getting checkEXARCHDDown 13: Following match on ground where captain might beFLIGHT DECKDDown 16: Rash of the skin, not initially redEPIDEMICDDown 18: Snowball in face, fell overMUSHROOMDDown 19: A barrel, say, runs out when filling beer containerBEAKERDDown 21: Periods of quiet — manage to get upsetEPOCHSDDown 22: Take an empty elevator to go down ready for receptionDERIVEDDown 24: Broke, having almost to beg on streetBUST