The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 8th November 2006 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 8th November 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Friends of king in square danceQUAKERSAAcross 5: Force called for an outer garmentPELISSEAAcross 9: American occupying halls in EuropeAUSTRIAAAcross 10: Worker in softwood with 5 downPLUMBERAAcross 11: What wielding those guns is intended to convey?TOUGHNESSAAcross 12: Force redhead into disreputable resortDRIVEAAcross 13: Church teaching put about in servicesRITESAAcross 15: Surprise at men working over notorious prisonAMAZEMENTAAcross 17: Swell, see?SOUTHWELLAAcross 19: One sticks to one's postSTAMPAAcross 22: No time for Mister ScroogeMISERAAcross 23: Can't one see how to make a start with a foreign language?CANTONESEAAcross 25: Cleaned out and tangled togetherENLACEDAAcross 26: Hardwood - pine, say - pleasant when toastedTEACAKEAAcross 27: One-time underwearSINGLETAAcross 28: Weapon recoils and bags chicken, perhapsNUGGETSDDown 1: Mercy shown in hanging procedure?QUARTERDDown 2: Attack like sailor out of turnASSAULTDDown 3: Disciples said to be 2 of it?EARTHDDown 4: Partner going off when there's no going onSTALEMATEDDown 5: Instruments to put "p" into pastriesPIPESDDown 6: The French strip for one to give them a washLAUNDRESSDDown 7: Majestic as "Unter den Linden"?SUBLIMEDDown 8: Eastern resolution may be of importanceEARNESTDDown 14: Car helps one to get roundSPHERICALDDown 16: Dead taken from northeast town to the cemeteryARLINGTONDDown 17: Seasons for sex aids?SUMMERSDDown 18: Up is up with long short letterUPSILONDDown 20: Like 22 may be, but no more than usualAVERAGEDDown 21: Media constrain the establishment to wobblePRECESSDDown 23: Rebel took time as a traineeCADETDDown 24: Primate suffering from fruit shortageORANG