The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 23rd November 2009 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 23rd November 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Score is two-loveTWENTYAAcross 4: Game for a dance at the depotBASEBALLAAcross 9: Combination of metals used in a weaponKNIFEAAcross 10: Fish caught in sea are distributed, required for long-distance callsAREACODESAAcross 11: Totaliser beaten by great logicianARISTOTLEAAcross 12: Hospital situated in pleasant nookNICHEAAcross 13: Chairman of the directors could be in deep waterMANOVERBOARDAAcross 17: US city casinos possibly accepting old foreign currencySAN FRANCISCOAAcross 20: Capital invested in 1857DELHIAAcross 21: Woman had a rip in her dress and sobbedSHEDATEARAAcross 23: Extremely fine and dandyEXQUISITEAAcross 24: Estimated trade turnoverRATEDAAcross 25: All the Walrus and the Carpenter managed to eatEVERYONEAAcross 26: Analyse a sentence with English or Persian dialectPARSEEDDown 1: Prepare to fight to gain a knight's insigniaTAKE ARMSDDown 2: Pushed into side issuesEDITIONSDDown 3: One takes something for itTHEFTDDown 5: A fair exchange in sightANEYEFORANEYEDDown 6: Crank, socially and mechanicallyECCENTRICDDown 7: Drug user did wrong in lawADDICTDDown 8: Boy found embracing girl is beatenLASHEDDDown 10: More or less following a styleAFTER A FASHIONDDown 14: Six with skill showing potential for successVIABILITYDDown 15: It should contain a fireASBESTOSDDown 16: Breakfast time?PORRIDGEDDown 18: Dare he twist or stick?ADHEREDDown 19: A tablet may disclose itPLAQUEDDown 22: Big vessel in sea or tankAORTA