The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 25th November 2009 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 25th November 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Demonic, nasty American — one needing to be born againNICODEMUSAAcross 6: Competes, having got hold of second-rate instrumentVIBESAAcross 9: Object to accelerate?PUTYOURFOOTDOWNAAcross 10: What's used for writing in space between lines of printLEADAAcross 11: Scot could rouse the holidaymakers maybe?CAMPBELLAAcross 14: Those people fuss about one king, making a showTHEMIKADOAAcross 15: Fight knight in eg dilapidated castleRUN-INAAcross 16: Beast subsequently switching sidesRATELAAcross 18: Town liable to fall apart when led by dukeDUNSTABLEAAcross 20: Material for furniture brings woe with doors getting warpedROSEWOODAAcross 21: Fish hookBARBAAcross 25: Paper unashamedly into being perverse?THEMAILONSUNDAYAAcross 26: Prime thing for sale — rubbishy stuff that's piled high?STACKAAcross 27: Party broadcast sure to be a sermon?DISCOURSEDDown 1: I'm prickly enemy, one may conjectureNOPALDDown 2: House as prison harbouring abused totCOTTAGEDDown 3: Finish with one of the honours — the last trump?DOOMDDown 4: Prominent lefty, one of the brothers?MARXDDown 5: Posh maybe to have a look at purchasing optionsSHOPAROUNDDDown 6: Rail union in grip of malicious person and troublemakerVITUPERATEDDown 7: Like algebra? We don’t like that — unproductive!BOOLEANDDown 8: Smooth way to embrace cold fishSAND LANCEDDown 12: Form of communication when people are lying?PILLOW TALKDDown 13: Tough, yet yellow at heart?HARD-BOILEDDDown 14: Bitter tears splashing — they are saltyTARTRATESDDown 17: Bit of mosaic shows girl entertaining monarchTESSERADDown 19: Skirt said to be suitable for one sort of schoolgirl?BOARDERDDown 22: Scientist gets change out of liquid state reportedBOYLEDDown 23: Good bunch of students? Beasts!GNUSDDown 24: Good fortune not half needed with party gameLUDO