The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 1st December 2013 There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 1st December 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Speedy AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Caught red-handed; with positive proof of guiltBANGTOAAcross 4: See 1RIGHTSAAcross 8: Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakeCOBRAAAcross 9: One motivated by irrational enthusiasmFANATICAAcross 10: CompelsOBLIGESAAcross 11: Battle of the -----: last major German counter-offensive of WWII (1944)BULGEAAcross 12: Ensures that all details are correct (well, half!)DOTSTHEISAAcross 17: Downy duckEIDERAAcross 19: Shrubby tree of tropical Africa cultivated for coffeeARABICAAAcross 21: MonumentOBELISKAAcross 22: Oxford college, founded 1326ORIELAAcross 23: Consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar onesDOMINOAAcross 24: See 23EFFECTDDown 1: Very remote and inaccessible placeBACKOFDDown 2: Took small bites; ate intermittentlyNIBBLEDDDown 3: Sharp vibrating soundTWANGDDown 5: No bilge! (anag)IGNOBLEDDown 6: ----- de Ville – a town hall in FranceHOTELDDown 7: Vote cast anonymouslySECRETDDown 9: Rapid means of achieving a goalFAST TRACKDDown 13: Tortuous and twisted shape or positionTORSIONDDown 14: Self-destructionSUICIDEDDown 15: See 1BEYONDDDown 16: See 7BALLOTDDown 18: Cherished desireDREAMDDown 20: Cool, distantALOOF