The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 5th December 2024 There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 5th December 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Test of speed or another drug right before whizzHORSE-RACEAAcross 9: Test of speed or another drug right before whizzHORSERACEAAcross 10: One of twelve leaders in junta uselessly rowing over rolesJURORAAcross 11: One in the 25 in Republican stateRAVERAAcross 12: Attempts to pen bovine I had in compoundsTRIOXIDESAAcross 13: Traveller lets this setter run in 9 the wrong wayHIRE CARAAcross 14: Mocking woman who’s educated about parting thusSATIRICAAcross 17: Join the 25 of opera company with Otello, but not Rossini heroMETOOAAcross 19: According to Carol, Holly’s partner gives name of London 25IVYAAcross 20: One’s finished strategic game? Swot hasn’t finishedGONERAAcross 21: Cat about to drink mixed gin joins the 25, perhapsSIGNSUPAAcross 22: Clergymen you shouldn’t have over tucked into treatsCURATESAAcross 24: Comedian gets hot, berated drinking litres in the 25WITH CHILDAAcross 26: Periodically dodges arrests about intimidating peopleOGRESAAcross 28: Some languages don’t allow you to translate into FrenchBANTUAAcross 29: Ever so odd maverick made a quantitative error?OVERDOSEDDDown 1: Daily paper ignored by rocker, sayCHARDDown 2: One who shouldn’t be drinking in 25DRIVERDDown 3: They’re critical of French players, including right backDETRACTORSDDown 4: Cricketer’s 25BATTERDDown 5: Girl enters bank in a careless mannerREMISSLYDDown 6: Mythical warrior’s 25AJAXDDown 7: Key part of a crossword 25’s frameworkGRIDIRONDDown 8: Maybe supplies with 25 membersARMSDDown 13: Idiot’s striking head, showing swollen areasHUMPSDDown 15: Expert using 25s in row about good 25sTIGERWOODSDDown 16: Comedians in 25s, sayCARDSDDown 18: Parisian in donning hose tenses upTIGHTENSDDown 19: Troublemaker running round upset teacher is put in detentionIMPRISONDDown 22: Food for e.g. Jersey girl who’s upper-class in 25CUDGELDDown 23: Party in 25THRASHDDown 24: Flycatchers with wings in wreckage and rubbishWEBSDDown 25: Youngster in pride embraces liberal societyCLUBDDown 27: In America, follower of 25 in ground close to AtlantaSODA