The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 5th November 2001 There are 15 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 5th November 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Not in suitable attireOUTFITAAcross 5: Obviously not Oxbridge materialRED-BRICKAAcross 5: Obviously not Oxbridge materialREDBRICKAAcross 9: Widely shown film of American disasterCINERAMAAAcross 10: It is displayed when mien changes extremely threateninglyENMITYAAcross 11: He may have to make several calls before getting the contractBRIDGE PLAYERAAcross 13: Senile and repetitive stateGAGAAAcross 14: Go really wild with a symbolic taleALLEGORYAAcross 17: It's a blow that has to be facedHEADWINDAAcross 18: Fruit, nothing like a peach we hearUGLIAAcross 20: They are suited for indoor gamesPLAYINGCARDSAAcross 23: Come to a potentially weak pointAWAKENAAcross 24: Doomed to have poor health?ILL-FATEDAAcross 25: Unusually strained exchangesTRADESINAAcross 26: Stable companion?STEADYDDown 2: University can come up to an accepted standardUNITDDown 3: No paying guest has this room above waterFREEBOARDDDown 4: Ill-fated US soldier trapped in overturned wagonTRAGICDDown 5: It may enable fighters to make a comebackREARGUARDACTIONDDown 6: Action by head required for new titleDEED POLLDDown 7: With spirit, a sailor gets up to danceRUMBADDown 8: Hardcastle is converted in religious placesCATHEDRALSDDown 12: Secure telephone provided for the explosives expertSAFEBLOWERDDown 15: Provisionally supply one seeking earthly richesGRUBSTAKEDDown 16: Spoils Worcestershire opener's time at the creaseWINNINGSDDown 19: The boring bits of exercisesDRILSSDDown 21: Bound to pull togetherYOKEDDDown 22: Drop of moisture round bearing is not goodBEAD