The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd November 2012 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd November 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: What UN Secretary-General does includes time to considerMEDITATEAAcross 9: Defence plea of many a libidinous character?ALIBIAAcross 10: Dairy product is shorter than shortBRIEAAcross 11: It's much said to involve making a fortuneMIDAS TOUCHAAcross 12: Deal is at hand, if 3 changes handsWALMERAAcross 14: Trusty soldier exposed to riskRELIABLEAAcross 15: It's clap, but with treatment it can be alteredPLASTICAAcross 17: Correcting sound composition?WRITINGAAcross 20: Throat condition that's a bit rough for a casino workerCROUPIERAAcross 22: My bass can be very deepABYSMSAAcross 23: Jollity — in a way she earns itHEARTINESSAAcross 24: Light soil?LANDAAcross 25: Ancient kingdom's newsagents?MEDIAAAcross 26: Unduly claim town lacks leadershipARROGATEDDown 1: Dance around here, perhaps, looking for a drink?BEER HALLDDown 1: Dance around here, perhaps, looking for a drink?BEERHALLDDown 2: To summon is sound senseCITEDDown 3: Hostilities over alien sea with rising heatWARMERDDown 4: Offers for nursing staff?TENDERSDDown 5: Paul's fitted in vehicle like space craftCAPSULARDDown 6: Flop, try as I might to make it in the kitchenFILOPASTRYDDown 7: Field wherein bankers’ bluff is called?FISCALDDown 13: Disguise formed about square dance?MASQUERADEDDown 16: Unfriendly state after one car overturnedINIMICALDDown 18: Name gets a mentionNOMINATEDDown 19: Footballers' magazine?ARSENALDDown 21: It's unhealthily damp but not too confined, as they sayRHEUMYDDown 22: Take in backward siblings with qualificationABSORBDDown 24: Sort of bricks for support with nothing underneathLEGO