The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 16th November 2009 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 16th November 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Book by mere poetBLAKEAAcross 10: Plenty in favour of nuclear energy generationPROFUSIONAAcross 11: Old soldier or sailor coming back on leaveDESERT RATAAcross 12: A poet is full of 23BURNSAAcross 13: Girl taking medieval instrument aboutREBECCAAAcross 15: After scripture lessons, discuss opportunity for religious meditationRETREATAAcross 17: Good tip: gather factsGLEANAAcross 18: Henry has books stolenHOTAAcross 20: Weird drug's turned country onEERIEAAcross 22: Tracey's first? Eminem, say, pelts supplierTRAPPERAAcross 25: International Socialist primarily calls out for insurrectionsRISINGSAAcross 26: Acting school with right equipment for locationRADARAAcross 27: Interrogate North African about restaurantGRILLROOMAAcross 30: Where minister officiates with dicky PMCHURCHILLAAcross 31: Iron found in cupboardPRESSDDown 1: Where retired people are given a degreeABEDDDown 2: Sarkozy's not dark or fairPASSABLEDDown 3: Costly letter openerDEARDDown 4: Coming from a shopping centre with fishAPPROACHDDown 5: One who throws Harry with a bar in Herts?POTTERDDown 6: Tanners laid out for tan brushesSUNBATHERSDDown 7: Go through with exotic recipePIERCEDDown 8: Responsibility for extra payment not being introducedONUSDDown 13: Something to which one is entitled on the side?RIGHTDDown 14: Main crime after prisoners plotCONSPIRACYDDown 16: Centre half waits outside for bagsTREWSDDown 19: Fare from Mexico is wrong — one completely cocked upTORTILLADDown 21: Author of children's books had paid for redemptionRANSOMEDDDown 23: Passion reportedly more baffling for East EndersARDOURDDown 24: Take back queen requiring a liftREGAINDDown 26: Danger for sailors in popular musicROCKDDown 28: Edges of lighter almost turning upLIPSDDown 29: Potatoes featuring 5, 7, 9, 12, 22, 26 across and 18/28?MASH