The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 15th December 2022 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 15th December 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Flyer's transport almost lateBUSTARDAAcross 5: Friend shot back in very old British languageVOLAPUKAAcross 9: Light snow covers large crackSPLITAAcross 10: Urn, not too big, cost nothing: goodness, a snipVASECTOMYAAcross 11: Film director a genius to include heartless sceneEISENSTEINAAcross 12: Strengthening border means the world to a GermanWELTAAcross 14: See 17MALFUNCTIONAAcross 18: Belonging to a teaching organisation is ghastly, to be briefIN A NUTSHELLAAcross 21: Cover over poolLIDOAAcross 22: Agreed to smash one of the old gods that screw manARCHIMEDESAAcross 25: Guardian's right for a time for deputy headPRORECTORAAcross 26: Urged peace-lover to embrace end of warDROVEAAcross 27: Changed a little feeble content in series of talksTWEAKEDAAcross 28: Boris going out in styleYELTSINDDown 1: Rudely kissed bosom is reportedBUSSEDDDown 2: Power cut all round makes a prominent storySPLASHDDown 3: Self-directing car without computer control wasting energyAUTONOMOUSDDown 4: Work for two that five divide fairly makes such a day for relaxingDUVETDDown 5: Garment, one sort of blue, that may be inside the front doorVESTIBULEDDown 6: Speed to defeatLICKDDown 7: Pub notice laid out in this funny-looking alphabetPHONETICDDown 8: After opener stumped, single that is vital to stabilityKEYSTONEDDown 13: Small version of me squeezed up in so-called convertibleSCALEMODELDDown 15: Passionate desire reproved, having to be purifiedLUSTRATEDDDown 16: Small country lane initially badly laid across islandLILLIPUTDDown 17: Bore draw possibly? It could be an unexpected revelationWARDROBEDDown 19: Hateful to be overdrawn — one's recourse?ODIOUSDDown 20: Like a bird at the backASTERNDDown 23: One plucked posy in the end for rapacious monsterHARPYDDown 24: Make coffee and get a tipPERK