The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 5th December 2022 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 5th December 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Someone helping at Old Trafford without computer assistanceMANUALLYAAcross 9: Marsupial's time in sleeping placeROOSTAAcross 10: Vulgar supporter returns at start of footballNAFFAAcross 11: Pipe up with strangely poetic hymnCHIMNEYPOTAAcross 12: Given alcohol, Charlie tucked in and made a faceWINCEDAAcross 14: Beer long brewed in French cityGRENOBLEAAcross 15: Make several arrangements for each person unable to speakPERMUTEAAcross 17: Shout at infant, a wussCRYBABYAAcross 20: Having eaten, die in agony as prisonerDETAINEEAAcross 22: One is engaged in concluding this agreementPRENUPAAcross 23: Hard-up daughter stirs gluey porridgeUGLYSISTERAAcross 24: Unusual pressure in seatRUMPAAcross 25: In this part of the UK everyone is an IrishmanNIALLAAcross 26: Advertise post, a dishonest schemePUTUPJOBDDown 1: Explosive material in this publicationMAGAZINEDDown 2: Slap on the wristCUFFDDown 3: Peaceful location finally lost identityPLACIDDDown 4: Char wraps your medical instrumentSYRINGEDDown 5: Relative was sorry about nobilityGRANDEURDDown 6: Stuntman struggling duly boobedBODYDOUBLEDDown 7: First to see abusive poster as constitutionalSTROLLDDown 13: It's a two-seater, as the saying goes!COMPANYCARDDown 16: Material could be feltTANGIBLEDDown 18: A rare occasion, being depressed, to wander listlesslyBLUE MOONDDown 19: Secret police fiddling postageGESTAPODDown 21: Delacroix shows some European DNAEUGENEDDown 22: Marine predator, one in the Caribbean?PIRATEDDown 24: Stringy Rovers' striker eats a bit of pastaROPY