The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 28th November 2005 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 28th November 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Retribution seems in fashionNEMESISAAcross 5: Lines going to a ship back in portODESSAAAcross 9: Reply with an invitation to returnCOME BACKAAcross 9: Reply with an invitation to returnCOMEBACKAAcross 10: See man on boardBISHOPAAcross 12: Some time in the pastPRISONRECORDAAcross 15: Ball made square, amazinglyMASQUERADEAAcross 17: American uncle to retire to farm in ProvenceMASAAcross 19: A flowery greeting from simple islandersLEIAAcross 20: Patron who has been upset by agentBENEFACTORAAcross 22: The form master is a tutor of some qualityCLASSTEACHERAAcross 26: Remarks players ignore as the team comes inASIDESAAcross 27: Permit one journey, but don't check the speedLETITRIPAAcross 28: It's held musically to follow the wrong tuneTENUTOAAcross 29: Polish woman to call backSHELLACDDown 1: Prison's a devil when oldNICKDDown 2: It will remind me to go to the doctorMEMODDown 3: Gets out of a tight situationSOBERSUPDDown 4: Dismisses part of the wind section, we hearSACKSDDown 6: This club needs a licenceDRIVERDDown 7: A comrade in the class struggle?SCHOOLMATEDDown 8: It's as rapid a variety as a house plant enthusiast may desireASPIDISTRADDown 11: Understandably, one is nervous hereONEDGEDDown 13: Is little skill required to sail them?SMALLCRAFTDDown 14: The ambition of a pianist or doctorASPIRATIONDDown 16: Hemp is used in making this jacketREEFERDDown 18: Headquarters' file shows where to find a serving manBASELINEDDown 21: Maintain a lock upASSERTDDown 23: Sound hints for fixing a hammockCLEWSDDown 24: It can't be passed in silenceORALDDown 25: The story's only part of the whole pictureEPIC