The Guardian Quick Answers - Tuesday, 9th December 2014 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Tuesday, 9th December 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fasten — fleeBOLTAAcross 3: AstronautSPACEMANAAcross 9: Type of riceBASMATIAAcross 10: Kind of letter of the alphabetVOWELAAcross 11: StreamBROOKAAcross 12: Flowering spike hanging from willow and hazelCATKINAAcross 14: Black-and-white wading bird with stout legs and billOYSTER CATCHERAAcross 14: Black-and-white wading bird with stout legs and billOYSTERCATCHERAAcross 17: Light midday meal in IndiaTIFFINAAcross 19: Puppy— young wolfWHELPAAcross 22: Fruit (which is proverbially "the answer")LEMONAAcross 23: Paper foldingORIGAMIAAcross 24: Quality of male with high sex driveVIRILITYAAcross 25: Proofreader's mark that the original text should be keptSTETDDown 1: Sharp increase in population — the bulgeBABY BOOMDDown 2: Cow catcherLASSODDown 4: Albert was one oncePRINCE CONSORTDDown 5: Crave for what someone else hasCOVETDDown 6: Insincerely emotionalMAWKISHDDown 7: InvalidNULLDDown 8: Squawk shrilly like a henCACKLEDDown 13: Holy man of very few words!TRAPPISTDDown 15: Glisten (on water?)SHIMMERDDown 16: Urban typeTOWNIEDDown 18: Last match in a competitionFINALDDown 20: Honour — raise upEXALTDDown 21: One coming from Eastern Europe or Asian RussiaSLAV