The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 13th November 2008 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 13th November 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Capital has a Thai temple to put backOTTAWAAAcross 4: Spooner describes what comes out of the Scottish Parliament as a diseaseLOCKJAWAAcross 9: Interpretation of actions by intransigenceOBSTINACYAAcross 10: Pronouced fall, as a ruleREIGNAAcross 11: Actor, 19 down 23 7, 1999STEVEAAcross 12: Home base hides relative, so unseenINVISIBLEAAcross 13: See 11MCQUEENAAcross 15: Artist with red line and colour study, becoming 19 down 23 7, 1993RACHELAAcross 17: Scorer's name announcedHANDELAAcross 19: Driver finds Rolf's head in Australian foodTRUCKERAAcross 22: New pair go off to win electionGAINPOWERAAcross 24: See 8HIRSTAAcross 26: See 5OFILIAAcross 27: Following river to channel, I have to find high positionEXECUTIVEAAcross 28: Straight, with no beginning? Quite the opposite!ENDLESSAAcross 29: Abandon wastelandDESERTDDown 1: Choose to remove tail, so climbing a problem for marsupialOPOSSUMDDown 2: Sophistication close to worthless in home of the 19 down 23TASTEDDown 3: See 15WHITEREADDDown 4: Cover always maintained by sweetheartLAY OVERDDown 4: Cover always maintained by sweetheartLAYOVERDDown 5: 19 down 23 7, 1998, Conservative, getting right into his painting, framing female oneCHRISDDown 6: Escape trouble with wild bear captured by a couple of cardsJAILBREAKDDown 7: Women's secret heroWINNERDDown 8: Ludicrously, this dire man 19 down 23 7, 1995DAMIENDDown 14: In possession of a licence, though provisionalQUALIFIEDDDown 16: The 19th card Posh slipped into socksCLUBHOUSEDDown 18: Perfect going topless, as anarchicLAWLESSDDown 19: One swirling, perhaps - as would be his brush?TURNERDDown 20: Again deal with withdrawalRETREATDDown 21: Blank charter on Gibraltar holds upIGNOREDDown 23: Noses by the ear, all eyes on this?PRIZEDDown 25: River runs back, almost reaching top of estuaryRHINE