The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 2nd December 2022 There are 13 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 2nd December 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Mike and Heather enthralled by an advanced style of country music?AMERICANAAAcross 10: Fast vehicle ditched by Shell?APACEAAcross 11: Knitter knitted knick-knackTRINKETAAcross 12: Excel is almost certain to changeSURPASSAAcross 13: Force trainee to execute 'duck and cover', primarily when retreatingCADETAAcross 14: Old New Zealand admiral on manoeuvresMAORILANDAAcross 16: Literary adventurer disturbed lingerer grabbing tool for opening letterPEREGRINEPICKLEAAcross 19: Condition may seem poor around edges of pitchEMPHYSEMAAAcross 21: Nine divine females married pursuers off and onMUSESAAcross 22: Notice call to workHEAVEHOAAcross 23: Handcuff a salt arrested by setterMANACLEAAcross 24: Wrestler returned inside box-like zoneOZEKIAAcross 25: Mobile meters, say — one way to repay debtEASYTERMSDDown 1: Tiny piece about centrally stripped grammatical formPARTICIPLEDDown 2: Confuse order to let one's hair down?BEWILDERDDown 3: Mostly wonderful, tense batter's inningsWICKETDDown 4: Engineer, eh? So it's saidWATTDDown 5: Character in Othello reported noble group of starsCASSIOPEIADDown 6: Damn shower beginning to irritate Gulf nationalBAHRAINIDDown 7: Covering of slate on a damPANAMADDown 8: Extremely fickle twin sons own upFESSDDown 14: Spell in which nobody gets the runsMAIDEN OVERDDown 15: Style doctor introducing several pointsDRESSSENSEDDown 17: Alcohol clergy bottled at homeGLYCERINDDown 18: Lock web address after X linked to copyrightKISS CURLDDown 20: Beggar's right to stop one who'll cough upPRAYERDDown 21: Tiny setter's amphibian is caughtMINUTEDDown 22: Catch punchHOOKDDown 23: Bible book briefly picked up before end of religious serviceMASSDDown 23: Bible book briefly picked up before end of religious serviceMASS.