The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th November 2000 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th November 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Ignore incentive to buy?DISCOUNTAAcross 9: Town actor who's been around a long timeOLDHAMAAcross 10: Pressure to the north is buildingBARNAAcross 11: Land army hiding blunder if backed by military establishmentTERRA FIRMAAAcross 12: Pageant's designTATTOOAAcross 14: Incitement to disorder, first to last, in booksEDITIONSAAcross 15: Queen taken into museum galleryVERANDAAAcross 17: Chemical compound providing energy at crucial timePEPTIDEAAcross 20: One trying to look clever gets wicket - one at crease outWISEACREAAcross 22: Stops keeping right?STRAYSAAcross 23: Study that is occupied by archdeacon with New Testament handyCONVENIENTAAcross 24: Fool may want river raked out for thisMOONAAcross 25: Being left in Paris is awkwardGAUCHEAAcross 26: Mean lass butchered agentSALESMANDDown 1: Salt one had put on bird's tailTITANATEDDown 2: Deficient, not finishing medical examination?SCANDDown 3: Children's book appeal embraced by fair-minded politiciansJUST SODDown 4: See 3STORIESDDown 5: Provide local giftDONATIVEDDown 6: I'm strained - tricky to manageADMINISTERDDown 7: Fish responsible for more than half the food poisoningSALMONDDown 13: China's difficult problem: corruptionTEA SERVICEDDown 16: Stop finding storage space for tin or bottleDECANTERDDown 18: Routine established by old interviewer on Radio 4 programmeDAY-TO-DAYDDown 19: Let out again to be freeRELEASEDDown 21: One may keep close to one's neighbour in bad weatherISOBARDDown 22: Light benchSETTLEDDown 24: Congregate in American state brieflyMASSDDown 24: Congregate in American state brieflyMASS.