The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 11th December 2020 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th December 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Contests work against modelsOPPOSESAAcross 5: Biblical figure's end, after brief record periodEPHRAIMAAcross 9: Make pro say 'going west'FORGEAAcross 10: Where one may put, given time, car by village area?GOLFGREENAAcross 11: I hang out with Pence, which is demeaningCHEAPENINGAAcross 12: Tropical fruits lacking male leavesGOESAAcross 14: Continually add anything differentNIGHTANDDAYAAcross 18: Fancy manors with greens for an extortionate sumRANSOM MONEYAAcross 21: Possibly settles on giving up southern foodEATSAAcross 22: Thief, one's partner, say, taking lead from hellraiserSHOPLIFTERAAcross 25: Turning cool in eg end of temperate epochOLIGOCENEAAcross 26: Pound backed by a Latin countryNEPALAAcross 27: Intellectual Wren potentially owned Round House's east wingEGGHEADAAcross 28: Old revolutionary council about to replace five-year communitySOCIETYDDown 1: See 6OFFICEDDown 2: Doorman's drinkPORTERDDown 3: Not immediately thinking about ignoring the alarm clock?SLEEPINGONDDown 4: Astronomer Newton putting narrative firstSAGANDDown 5: Duke, having lost weight, is a quite different dukeELLINGTONDDown 6: Penthouse-style work situation coveted by ambitious politicians?HIGHDDown 7: Lymphatic tissue helps to hide malformed nodeADENOIDSDDown 8: Imagine seeing something in yours!MIND'S EYEDDown 13: Insanitary hospital locked up by nice guy in castUNHYGIENICDDown 15: Fighter's protection is good, er, to avoid exposure to Covid-19?GUMSHIELDDDown 16: Darling tenor's intro to Regret NothingTRUELOVEDDown 17: An obsession about New York, no matter whatANYTHINGDDown 19: Test a plexiglass housing key elementSTAPLEDDown 20: Ruffled father gets mad on losing leadFRILLYDDown 23: Crowd downcast with no action outsidePRESSDDown 24: A brassica, firm and large with edible tipCOLE