The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 12th November 2008 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 12th November 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Verbal descriptions promise to upset Ric dreadfullyWORDPICTURESAAcross 8: What driver did with a second-hand vehicleUSED-CARAAcross 9: Boorish Parisian, one out of touch?UNCOUTHAAcross 11: Social misfit to appear or phone otherwiseNOHOPERAAcross 12: Licence for ref to move on the way backFREEDOMAAcross 13: Carried between poles, old vessel contains bugsNARKSAAcross 14: Jerboa, a fighter from North AfricaDESERT RATAAcross 16: Pet fans sprinkle talc over puss's tailCATLOVERSAAcross 19: I'm needing 75% of blue tintIMBUEAAcross 21: Only half loaded after faulty disk slippedSKIDDEDAAcross 23: Teach one disturbed student about moralsETHICALAAcross 24: King Charles possibly upset Spain and the SpanishSPANIELAAcross 25: Tortured soul is immersed in river to get rid of parasitesDELOUSEAAcross 26: Unstable, rude and trite? Sure!TRIED AND TRUEDDown 1: Arouse the woman with this introduction to alternativesWHETHERDDown 2: Cooking instructions given in precise formRECIPESDDown 3: Flier to leave on hog's backPARTRIDGEDDown 4: Annoyance follows Chloe's initial delight ...CHUFFDDown 5: ... rather dim, in Uncle Arthur's viewUNCLEARDDown 6: Place where Queen is replaced by Charlie and night finally gives way to day in a line drawn between polesECUADORDDown 7: Athlete's day-to-day expenses?RUNNINGCOSTSDDown 10: What Aussie swagmen do to obey Jesus' instruction? (John 5:8)HUMPTHEBLUEYDDown 15: Hung over?SUSPENDEDDDown 17: This is not finished - Iran changed nothing!THIN AIRDDown 18: Dancing to an ancient rhythm?OLD-TIMEDDown 19: A student breaks in with her for a breather ...INHALERDDown 20: ... since having to see Cuba in turmoilBECAUSEDDown 22: Strange letter about to be removed from altered designDELTA