The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd December 2020 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd December 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Lady R may suggest an isolated placeBACKWATERAAcross 6: Fraudster may be seen by senior policeman as excellentDUPERAAcross 9: Reviled footballer may be Olympic medallistDIVERAAcross 10: Storehouse once 10% full?TITHE BARNAAcross 11: Endless complaint from one unable to flyMOAAAcross 12: Athletic striker to move on without playingFASTFORWARDAAcross 14: Africans' leaders in no doubt even Britain expects little elseNDEBELEAAcross 15: Castle nearly losing odd bits in overcrowded areaROOKERYAAcross 16: No end of fruit in pub for SimonBOLIVARAAcross 19: Letter read out succeeded after repeat, which you can bet onGEEGEESAAcross 22: We move home with passionHOMO SAPIENSAAcross 23: Piece trimmed is levelPARAAcross 24: Old instrument people, snapping head off, abuseVIOLATIONAAcross 26: A fellow seizes one violentlyAMAINAAcross 27: Hard to leave boat looking shabbyDINGYAAcross 28: Harshness of way to travel about in state in AmericaSTRIDENCYDDown 1: Unpleasant sign when stomach initially turns overBADOMENDDown 2: Eggs the Bard said wasted on the generalCAVIAREDDown 3: Campaign of intimidation was forever struggling to encompass the end of PutinWAR OF NERVESDDown 4: Child seat arranged for As You Like ItTOTASTEDDown 5: Animal wheeling to take exact position between two groups of soldiers retreatingROTIFERDDown 6: American litigant in one of several ministries initiallyDOEDDown 7: Calm at opening positionPLACATEDDown 8: Enters race without water and becomes exhaustedRUNSDRYDDown 13: Doctor Arnold hides in stateRHODE ISLANDDDown 16: To be obliged to open sack was goodBEHAVEDDDown 17: Make fun of Frenchman opening part of race naked?LAMPOONDDown 18: Fake news in salesman's returnsREPLIESDDown 19: Having lost weight after golf, one picks upGLEANERDDown 20: Account for one dumped on prairieEXPLAINDDown 21: Resilient, like May, could one say?SPRINGYDDown 25: From girl, a cry of surpriseAMY