The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 16th December 2018 There are 12 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 16th December 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Speedy AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: In, or of, the previous monthULTIMOAAcross 8: Lumina (anag)ALUMNIAAcross 9: Daughter of Zeus, goddess of youthHEBEAAcross 10: Site in Bavaria of an annual festival of Wagner operasBAYREUTHAAcross 11: Fungoid delicacy of France's Perigord regionTRUFFLEAAcross 13: Scratch left by a glacier on rocks, or a streak or ridge in muscle tissueSTRIAAAcross 15: Model: epitomeIDEALAAcross 16: Greek goddess of fertility, equivalent to the Roman CeresDEMETERAAcross 18: Section of the Requiem MassDIES IRAEAAcross 19: ---- Lendel, former world No 1 tennis playerIVANAAcross 21: Book-keeping record...LEDGERAAcross 22: ...and one of its two major concernsINCOMEDDown 1: Of the lily family, plant used in balms and as a food additiveALOEDDown 2: Barmitzvah, for exampleRITE OF PASSAGEDDown 3: LotteryTOMBOLADDown 4: Whorl of sepals, a plant's natural coverCALYXDDown 5: Spoil an opportunity (for someone)QUEERTHEPITCHDDown 6: Batting: not workingONSTRIKEDDown 12: Tributary of the Mississippi in Texas and LouisianaRED RIVERDDown 14: Unbeatable foe: ruinNEMESISDDown 17: Cornwall's county town; also a town on Cape CodTRURODDown 20: Highest point; culminationACME