The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 19th November 2009 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 19th November 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Dog collar put back, then put awayBANG-UPAAcross 5: A revolutionary leader abandons persuading revolutionary to get enlistedSIGNEDUPAAcross 9: One taking drink-driver round roundaboutCAROUSERAAcross 10: Have a go at getting clear in riverDERIDEAAcross 11: Transferring teacher to university tripled the best habitsHAUTE COUTUREAAcross 13: See 18WELLAAcross 14: Drop axes name, or (heavens!) name on chopperSIKORSKYAAcross 17: Huge rodent film director Frank captures by rotating camera, ultimatelyCAPYBARAAAcross 18: With regret superblyVERYAAcross 20: Very old killer, Irish, held by kidnapper alongside love, franticVELOCIRAPTORAAcross 23: Engineer's western viewWANGLEAAcross 24: Alone, one dead in the groundISOLATEDAAcross 25: Source of gold in money, no capital for bankEMINENCEAAcross 26: Go on the piste in March, heading off — my home's a cold climateESKIMODDown 2: Open a drinkAJARDDown 3: Ride high where observation was out of this worldGOONHILLYDDown 4: Aussie native takes vessel with uranium to inject into sporting rival?POSSUMDDown 5: Bound to claim rapids safer, perhaps, where Aussies on the waterSURFERSPARADISEDDown 6: Wanders about British home for "The Lion King" by GeorgeGADZOOKSDDown 7: Bird eaten up by poltergeistEGRETDDown 8: Kid returns fitted garmentUNDERSKIRTDDown 12: Comedian in charge upset member, which stinks!SEWAGE FARMDDown 15: Where Jordan's inclined, say, to have row about one part of speechRIVERBANKDDown 16: Girl, one not fat like a great ItalianGALILEANDDown 19: In a book, gas inhaledAT HOMEDDown 21: Classic car, which won't start, stops hereORGANDDown 22: Wooden smile?BEAM