The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 28th November 2012 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 28th November 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: 13 apostle, nut at scene of viceCOBDENAAcross 4: Base player playing lover of 16 down 11 in dreamBOTTOMAAcross 9: A little while after morning roundsAMMOAAcross 10: Pages about Jessica (say) and Dalyell once put on a postcardPENNYSTAMPAAcross 11: See 16 downMENDERAAcross 12: Digital covers with responsibility shared between nose and tailTOENAILSAAcross 13: Geordie endorsement of raid announced in Far East's first economic communityFREE TRADEAAcross 15: See 13AREAAAcross 16: CID purchase spring onion with diamonds inside?BUSYAAcross 17: Study lunatic among solvers off the pegREADY-MADEAAcross 17: Study lunatic among solvers off the pegREADYMADEAAcross 21: Run away from exam with maximum speedFLEETESTAAcross 22: Preserve eggs for graceful sculptorCANOVAAAcross 24: Tipped off about Farrow and Eden?FOREWARNEDAAcross 25: See 16BODYAAcross 26: Time put into underhand in a sensible waySAGELYAAcross 27: One on your side at the end of the dayFRIENDDDown 1: Olympian hiding what he was, the Queen being his equal?COMPEERDDown 2: Wide girl?BROADDDown 3: Possible 1 down with Roman instead of Catholic rulerEMPERORDDown 5: O for publicity?OXYGENDDown 6: Four-letter word used by Margaret raised with final twist by modelTETRAGRAMDDown 7: Mother not keeping well may need succour, so to speakMAMILLADDown 8: Edward West after higher education and before 19 20UNITEDWESTANDDDown 14: Seasonal food, say, including flower, sayEASTER EGGDDown 16: Flute makes a loud noise and people return blushingBELLOWSDDown 18: Notes on drink for settlerDECIDERDDown 19: Rest of saying about hanging separately, with gap between backward minority and the wholeDIVIDEDDDown 20: See 19WEFALLDDown 23: Bilingual elevation of the good and generousNOBLE