The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 2nd November 2011 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 2nd November 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Spooner's departed newspaper — Standard for The Socialist?RED FLAGAAcross 5: Thief caught by tackle is wounded — stretcher produced?KNICKERAAcross 10: See 25TARTAAcross 11: Principled strength in which Blair, for me, questionableMORALFIBREAAcross 12: Good old penny in change — isn't that funny?GEDDITAAcross 13: Game of which day old parrot spokeMONOPOLYAAcross 14: Outdoor cafeteria guaranteed less posh cookingTEA GARDENAAcross 16: Tall girl's back covered in yellow and white?LEGGYAAcross 17: View viewed, saySCENEAAcross 19: Letters are dealt withADDRESSEDAAcross 23: Iberian drink and Indian potato for the ladies on the move, perhapsPORTALOOAAcross 24: Prisoner secreted by friend from the dominant uprisingPLAGALAAcross 26: Madoff, for example, consumed by endless capital, as controversial multi-millionaireBERLUSCONIAAcross 27: Head for the starterPATEAAcross 28: Plant with aromatic seeds, as garage empty?CARAWAYAAcross 29: Temperature found in simian, one deadAT PEACEDDown 2: English label put on before for furniture itemETAGEREDDown 3: Tailless dog buries long-necked creature that's smelling badFETIDDDown 4: Current tester came across fracture, finally, in broken armAMMETERDDown 6: Hose only used between polesNYLONSDDown 7: Clear quality is overcoming limits of production in plantCRISPNESSDDown 8: Old US lawman has to carry silencerEARPLUGDDown 9: Processed food, or the meat, going all the way downFROM HEAD TO TOEDDown 15: Information on foreign country's intimate partsGENITALIADDown 18: Gap in line standing for diseaseCHOLERADDown 20: Agent isn't getting to touch something up?REPAINTDDown 21: See 5ELASTICDDown 22: Priest requiring silence before a prophetELISHADDown 25: Left to feed dog, perhaps, breaking in pieces for puddingAPPLE