The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 16th November 2005 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th November 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cake cooked by the French with a German centreMADELEINEAAcross 6: Girl turned over one in the grassSISALAAcross 9: Means of defence against kicks by army footwearAMMUNITIONBOOTSAAcross 10: Master tells epic tale with a different endingSAGEAAcross 11: Caledonian author and his charactersSCOTTISHAAcross 14: Powerful Italians once rejected Article 50, pertaining to healingMEDICINALAAcross 15: Operatic heroine cast down about love?TOSCAAAcross 16: Is unhappy about doctors including exerciseMOPESAAcross 18: Strongly experienced entre-left alignmentHEARTFELTAAcross 20: Soldier found with missiles at back of auditoriumREARROWSAAcross 21: Measure required to secure some extra creditACREAAcross 25: Firm agreement a publisher might welcomeBINDINGCONTRACTAAcross 26: Girl otherwise taking one inELSIEAAcross 27: Bearer of correspondence about college journalNOTEPAPERDDown 1: Way to acquire resourcesMEANSDDown 2: Hurt to see mother growing oldDAMAGEDDDown 3: Tall pineLONGDDown 4: Letter arranging to return in first-class accommodationIOTADDown 5: Neckwear tied on a roll etcETON COLLARDDown 6: Replace deputySUBSTITUTEDDown 7: Tales of riot 'e fomented aboard shipSTORIESDDown 8: Fell in love, but became discouragedLOSTHEARTDDown 12: Expert performance with no comeback?ACESERVICEDDown 13: Is a teetotaller surrounded by beer barrels here?ONTHEWAGONDDown 14: Not-to-be-forgotten amble about Rome, perhapsMEMORABLEDDown 17: Moans from model about aircraft noisePLAINTSDDown 19: Clean break, having second thoughts about embraceENCLASPDDown 22: Quarter bringing rate problem for consumerEATERDDown 23: Play about cat's-paw, for instanceLOOTDDown 24: Stage in favourite's riseSTEP