The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd November 2005 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd November 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: The church shows much exasperation at any mention of itCHANGEAAcross 4: It's sweltering without a watering place down underHOBARTAAcross 9: Composer frequently said to precede anotherBACHAAcross 10: Fantastic basis for soupMOCKTURTLEAAcross 11: Accommodation for one with unsettled debtsBEDSITAAcross 12: Puzzle almost like this clue with curtailed creditACROSTICAAcross 13: 4-footers with growth in the 3rd footBUFFALOESAAcross 15: Confess and get jail reduced by halfSINGAAcross 16: The guy has a right to tryHEARAAcross 17: Cursing them audibly at the junction?EFFINGHAMAAcross 21: Nothing for nothing where there's no commitmentFREE LOVEAAcross 22: Kent keeper and Yorkshire opener, like my problemKNOTTYAAcross 24: Whole set can be heardSOUNDRADIOAAcross 25: A politician's current measureAMPSAAcross 26: Trained silent volunteerENLISTAAcross 27: Hunting for sexual pleasureVENERYDDown 1: Man with Vichy water going on aheadCHAPEAUDDown 2: Herbert is a gardener's baneAPHISDDown 3: Chess, say, with a champion like an egg cellGAMETALDDown 5: Cricket's appeal?OUTCRYDDown 6: Stopping to relax in a circleARRESTINGDDown 7: Effective ordersTELLINGDDown 8: Psychiatrist had previously interrupted scene of gloatingSCHADENFREUDEDDown 14: Infernal pest of a brotherFRATERNALDDown 16: Heard tart complain - it could be to do with sexHORMONEDDown 18: One finds smoker can be annoyingIRKSOMEDDown 19: Gold grower for PM?AUTOPSYDDown 20: Legless types needing firm supports?COBRASDDown 23: Acclaim tax in Old EnglishOVATE