The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 7th November 2001 There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 7th November 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: It's right to keep a bit back to have something for the auditorRECEIPTAAcross 8: Skilled hand finds working a strainARTISANAAcross 10: Seizure of one of eight?STROKEAAcross 11: It's mean to grab the kitty and it used to mean prisonBASTILLEAAcross 12: She's about 16 1/2 feetDORAAAcross 13: A writer could be blind, yet no differentENIDBLYTONAAcross 14: Where to lock up people with eccentric habits?STRANGEWAYSAAcross 19: It can be so romantic - really great!ASTRONOMICAAcross 22: Book that's half a gram overweightAMOSAAcross 23: Vessel in which little Reagan's said to have been christened?CAULDRONAAcross 24: Location of dome projectXANADUAAcross 25: Backward boys can get in disgraceSCANDALAAcross 26: One starts to subsideFOUNDERDDown 1: Ornamentation built of stoneFESTOONDDown 2: Ringing diatribe over turned up noseRESONANTDDown 3: Region affected by herpes outbreakSPHEREDDown 4: To pass through Cockney territory you need a weaponCROSSBOWDDown 5: Shy, retiring - youth leader materialDIMITYDDown 6: Protective gear used to fight to hold postMAILBOXDDown 9: Men get a bird in trouble, but that's not the full storyABRIDGEMENTDDown 15: Jack takes a girl to Leatherhead - that's unusualABNORMALDDown 16: Anxious for young to start bringing in some cashYEARNINGDDown 17: Question an Anglican with suspicionASKANCEDDown 18: One has to join up without becoming a fighterSOLDIERDDown 20: The making of a dynastic line?RULINGDDown 21: First impressions ensured his reputationCAXTON