The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 15th November 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 15th November 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: They're always open for late arrivalsCEMETERYGATESAAcross 10: Welcome half of them to stayEMBRACEAAcross 11: Said I'd missed handling bangerSAUSAGEAAcross 12: Home needs permit for passageINLETAAcross 13: Management team working in riverTREATMENTAAcross 14: Applying for morning off when entertainingUSINGAAcross 16: EEC trader upset timber supplierCEDAR TREEAAcross 18: A foreign well that's unwholesomeUNHEALTHYAAcross 19: In Shiraz, Edwin got knocked downRAZEDAAcross 20: Relating to items noticed during oral examination?TONSILLARAAcross 23: Is usual before obtaining capitalPARISAAcross 24: Thrown out of dubious dive, etcEVICTEDAAcross 25: Army officer to cover Eastern conflictCOLLIDEAAcross 26: Lobbies Transport House with one pointENTRANCEHALLSDDown 2: He bills me incorrectly to decorateEMBELLISHDDown 3: Praise the boot rejected by lieutenantEXALTDDown 4: Competition from the first female conservationistsEVENTDDown 5: It's OK to dry tea blended 24 hours agoYESTERDAYDDown 6: Sinner sexually explicit before mid-afternoonADULTERERDDown 7: Excise on cycles, the first everERASEDDown 8: Leaves this off regularly?DECISUOUSTREEDDown 9: Gentle cleaner got fellow tea, thus erred badlyFEATHERDUSTERDDown 15: Fighter happy to rubbish excellent upbringingGLADIATORDDown 16: NCO old, yet turned over a new leafCOTYLEDONDDown 17: Zorba, swimming in stream, finds birdRAZORBILLDDown 21: Navy man stands in front hereNAIRNDDown 22: Guru cheerfully removed a piece of decorationRUCHEDDown 23: Look up "King in pop music"POLKA