The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 9th November 2011 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 9th November 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bouncer, saving time, bad spy tailed?POTOROOAAcross 5: British PM's obvious successBALDWINAAcross 9: Journalists hurryPRESSAAcross 10: The Rain King is, they conclude, in loveHENDERSONAAcross 11: Double manoeuvre against province men met with calamityPINCERMOVEMENTAAcross 13: Aesthetic or non-aesthetic? He's gone for the formerARTYAAcross 14: Rogue "repaired" air con, trapping oxygen; there's little change aheadPICAROONAAcross 17: Work to repeat workOPERETTAAAcross 18: Gem?TWINAAcross 21: Function involving end of exam: every candidate taking part received a little food courseSMALL INTESTINEAAcross 23: Principle or not a popular order for CAMRA members!RATIONALEAAcross 24: Slowly responded to some of the advice of Polonius?LENTOAAcross 25: C-in-C, one taking both sides in rumourWARLORDAAcross 26: Fashionable place to walk along the pier toplessRIGHT ONDDown 1: Mediocre writing by a follower of OscarPAPADDown 2: Batter who makes test runs all the timeTHELITTLEMASTERDDown 3: Cut away some of trees out of control around castleRESECTDDown 4: Books belonging to Esther or Ruth, say — or those not yet mentionedOTHERSDDown 5: Head up, in maintaining current easy dispositionBONHOMIEDDown 6: Short, general email off the subjectLIEGEMANDDown 7: Throwaway remark?WASTENOTWANTNOTDDown 8: Ice cream for the perspiring parts of genius?NINETY-NINEDDown 12: Under counter, old drunken farts won sham argumentMANOFSTRAWDDown 15: Ding-dong involving Johnny Green and Tommy Stout in fortunate circumstances?WELL-TO-DODDown 16: Blasts upwards and pierces flagSTANDARDDDown 19: Energy packs divers never finishVENEERDDown 20: Floor formation, not a little campSTALAGDDown 22: Can he?JOHN