The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 29th November 2007 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 29th November 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Offhand failure of footwearFLIP-FLOPAAcross 7: Offhand failure of footwearFLIPFLOPAAcross 9: Backing the French bird or beastANIMALAAcross 10: Worry on which to put your fingerFRETAAcross 11: Ill-organised sign of ovine discontent when raised?RAMSHACKLEAAcross 12: King consumed by desire to have secretCOVERTAAcross 14: Domestic workers to whom mugs are taken?CLEANERSAAcross 15: Fool at hostelry getting round for poetSAPPHOAAcross 17: Continuous flow of runs secured by second 11STREAMAAcross 20: Transgress by performing at Edinburgh?INFRINGEAAcross 22: Cockney bum touring Thailand has time for creative typeARTISTAAcross 23: Iberian secret service securing a nail before noonCATALONIANAAcross 24: Cultural inheritance of egotist's refrain?MEMEAAcross 25: Bitter experience when in GreeceHELLASAAcross 26: Ill-advised fortunehunting on "Antique Roadshow", initially, in 17GOLD RUSHDDown 1: Splendid chap embracing lady loveGLORIOUSDDown 2: Skewer the likenessSPITDDown 3: Poet gets time to drinkCLARETDDown 4: Facial hair reported to county's capitalTASHKENTDDown 5: Shakespeare's 'Winter's Tale' initially follows record-playing 10DISCONTENTDDown 6: Poster-writer?MAILERDDown 8: Backup bits of hardware with stone of sortsPUMICEDDown 13: Boxer leapt around, finding market abroadEXPORTABLEDDown 16: Evil One wanting to ingest heroin and Ecstasy in the coopHENHOUSEDDown 18: Chaotic result of major road accident outside hospitalMISHMASHDDown 19: Sort of order 100 out of old-style capitalPEKINGDDown 21: Tidy number taken inNEATENDDown 22: Younger Steptoe catches name of poet?ARNOLDDDown 24: Edge turned round 23 22acMIRO