The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th November 2006 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th November 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Shrinking from understanding after a dayDREADINGAAcross 9: Home is the sailor with a poemABODEAAcross 10: The blood has dried, so I go to workSCABAAcross 11: "The Lost Chord" and "Trees" rearranged in county townDORCHESTERAAcross 12: Group captures sorceress going round lakeCIRCLEAAcross 14: Cosmetic for cheek leading to grand failureLIP-GLOSSAAcross 15: Busy, as promisedENGAGEDAAcross 17: Pastry in tatty duster left behindSTRUDELAAcross 20: Bad characters returning right inside comfy pub room todayWRONGUNSAAcross 22: Division in school is start of multiplicationSCHISMAAcross 23: Blow the whistle about wicked threat, which is devastatingSHATTERINGAAcross 24: Party women disheartened and depressedDOWNAAcross 25: Some lose raincoats in the innSERAIAAcross 26: Crime fighters dealing in petrolINTERPOLDDown 1: Half-brother needing exercise?FRACTIONDDown 2: Habit of crow ascendingGARBDDown 3: Dossier about Doctor of Divinity reveals fraudFIDDLEDDown 4: Fellow, good or bad, has to go for a snackEGG ROLLDDown 5: Where to find a plant, cheap maybe, in a bedCACHEPOTDDown 6: Guffaw if her goulash is awfulHORSELAUGHDDown 7: Secluded place for a holidayRECESSDDown 13: It's a job keeping one institution as a high street enterpriseCHAIN STOREDDown 16: Lover, losing his head, lined up looking pale colouredEAUDENILDDown 18: "Dirty Harry" has each couple buried in the earthEASTWOODDDown 19: Almost hopeful concerning pain relieverASPIRINDDown 21: Cook has her resurrection pieREHASHDDown 22: Views pantihose with a different topSIGHTSDDown 24: Jazz is held up to be flashDART