The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th November 2000 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th November 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Notes stammer when speaking to a debt dodgerDEFAULTERAAcross 6: Painter's in bilge, we're toldBOSCHAAcross 9: Climbs with limbs special to these insectsCLEGSAAcross 10: Tossed out this sort of clue about sportAUTOCROSSAAcross 11: Military unit seeking engagement? Quite the oppositeDETACHMENTAAcross 12: Sad blowBLUEAAcross 14: Not a shoemaker's tool heard in making clever clogsKNOW-ALLAAcross 15: Honourable, this Roman and others aroundETHICALAAcross 17: Falsifier of records given fresh start - and still he cheatsDIDDLERAAcross 19: Bare all over the head? That's his hair all over the bed!SPOONERAAcross 20: Old writer having ritual drink in retreatAMOSAAcross 22: Barrier to free speech?IMPEDIMENTAAcross 25: Girl taking first puff without a smokePANATELLAAAcross 26: Slow passage of old ship on lakeLARGOAAcross 27: Stalky and gannet-like, except for headREEDYAAcross 28: Flushed game in partly forested area of LondonREDBRIDGEDDown 1: Chanced getting a hat trick of diamondsDICEDDDown 2: Naval unit, heading for Deal, say, makes portFLEETWOODDDown 3: A club is one place out of order for this typeUNSOCIABLEDDown 4: Handicap by turning right and heading backTRAMMELDDown 5: Put up ally in Queen's SuiteRETINUEDDown 6: Blood money paid in ChicagoBUCKDDown 7: That is low - could be lowerSCOWLDDown 8: Largely low shelter restyled for this personHOSTELLERDDown 13: One has The Times orderedCHRONICLERDDown 14: Criminal traced to LeatherheadKIDNAPPERDDown 16: Exchanged views? That's taken for granted!CONFERREDDDown 18: Rover plantRAMBLERDDown 19: Crew member checks mounting fear in different waysSTEWARDDDown 21: Animal, one of many in the poundOUNCEDDown 23: Tea, say, lying on pit of stomachTHOLEDDown 24: Tarry ropeSTAY