The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th December 2022 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th December 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Outside broadcast for scaleALFRESCOAAcross 9: In retrospect, young man's fine cutting cornersNOOKSAAcross 10: Bar room finally has cordon bleu cookingSNUGAAcross 11: A binman, on working with a womble, describes small mythical creatureABOMINABLEAAcross 12: On the counter, say with peppers filling dishSTODGEAAcross 14: Queen's duty-bound to practiceEXERCISEAAcross 15: See 11SNOWMANAAcross 17: 4 down, 1 to go — lay wasteCORRODEAAcross 20: Expert politician, Kennedy could be motivatedPROMPTEDAAcross 22: Oil producer's assets essentially unchangedSESAMEAAcross 23: Weirdly, I censor intern after dismissing the news deskESCRITOIREAAcross 24: Ages in Westgate-on-SeaEONSAAcross 25: Pass leads to simple poacher's goalSPENDAAcross 26: First to move on from Cream?OFF-WHITEDDown 1: Drifters not mountain climbing around North Korea's capitalPLANKTONDDown 2: King wearing obscure jumperFROGDDown 3: Copy key to open boltESCAPEDDown 4: Singer's first disc rising to second place — official!CORONERDDown 5: Perhaps Rupert Pupkin's on the air, somehowANTIHERODDown 6: 90% discount on opening of neighbourhood business — approach succeeded — they make some noiseVOCALCORDSDDown 7: Songs of praise revealed second thoughts over charityPSALMSDDown 13: Investing own money in bad film is commonDOWNMARKETDDown 16: Uncover fatty bits with topless, risqué poseATTITUDEDDown 18: Military Intelligence inside give commandDOMINATEDDown 19: Guide for audience to put on face maskADVISORDDown 21: Weather is interrupting breakRESISTDDown 22: Bundles that man and a female on board shipSHEAFSDDown 24: All wanting a ring to copyECHO