The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 8th November 2012 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 8th November 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Unfortunate way of spelling "speshal"HAPLESSAAcross 5: Queen and stoic with unending prejudiceZENOBIAAAcross 9: Distribute grand brandies to one that carries some?SAINTBERNARDDOGAAcross 10: With US lawyer about, sign for English playDRAMAAAcross 11: Carp's residence in difficultiesPICKHOLESAAcross 12: Queen cat holding one page for the SunCLEOPATRAAAcross 14: Father keeps intermediary that eats shoots and leavesPANDAAAcross 15: Bitter start to a cry from the heartACRIDAAcross 16: Live outside right the same as live outside left? Not likely to lastBREAKABLEAAcross 18: Queen with sacred thanksgiving keeping one very quietHIPPOLYTAAAcross 21: Historian of the West in flowerROWSEAAcross 22: Displacement of animal organ: is it possible?MARGINALISATIONAAcross 23: Desert state's currency in order?DRYNESSAAcross 24: Fury makes us make a statement about some peopleAVENGERDDown 1: Ultra-orthodox head of college has a lot of stupidity to start withHASIDICDDown 2: One's own loo in which to return paper usedPRIVATE PROPERTYDDown 3: Unable to escape from The Sound of Music?ENTRAPPEDDDown 4: Gamble with broom?SWEEPDDown 5: Queen, last one to go up with old aircraftZENOCRATEDDown 6: Function of the man or the woman at the top?NORTHDDown 7: Supposed force in eastern front covered by flashy stuff causing cricket problemBODYLINEBOWLINGDDown 8: Girl golfers' place on first of month?AUGUSTADDown 13: Bill with close to musical for basic petsTABBYCATSDDown 14: Fire iron to confront what's kept straightPOKER FACEDDown 15: A bogus journalist wishing he hadn't done it?ASHAMEDDDown 17: Queen (English) to depend on goldELEANORDDown 19: Express view of piece with four sharpsOPINEDDown 20: Soul of American imageryANIMA